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

The Bentley slowly drove out of the villa, its headlights fading into the distance along the winding mountain road.

Chen Wanting stood beside her father, watching the headlights of the departing car, her brows furrowed.

"Old Chen," she asked softly, "why did you reveal your relationship with Uncle Feng to Lin Yaodong? And why did you let him see Uncle Feng like that..."

"Keep this card; it will be a lifesaver in case of future crises. If we expose it to Lin Yaodong now, and he does something, we'll have no room to maneuver."

Chen Wanting is not Chen Guozhong's biological daughter.

Twenty years ago, when Chan Kwok-chung was a policeman, he found her in an alley in Sham Shui Po during a night patrol.

At that time, Chen Wanting was only five or six years old. She was curled up next to a garbage dump, her body covered in bruises, but her eyes were frighteningly bright.

Chen Guozhong took her home, intending to send her to an orphanage, but the child refused to leave him no matter what.

When asked about her family, she just shook her head. When asked her name, she said it was "Xiao Ting".

Chen Guozhong searched for a long time but still couldn't find her family.

At that age, and being a girl, the only way she could survive on the streets was through her wariness of everyone.

This wariness has remained to this day; even with Feng Zhigang, whom Chen Guozhong trusts the most, she has always maintained a certain distance.

Chen Guozhong did not answer immediately, but continued to watch the headlights of the departing cars until they disappeared around the corner.

Night once again swallowed the mountain path, leaving only the lonely glow of the streetlights.

"Lin Yaodong is different..." he said softly, then turned to look at Chen Wanting and smiled.

The smile was complex, containing relief, emotion, and a hint of worry.

"He's a good person."

Chen Wanting was stunned.

She rarely heard her father use the word "good person" to describe anyone.

"Besides you, Uncle Feng, and Dr. He, are there any good people in this world?" she asked rhetorically, her tone clearly skeptical.

Dr. He was their secret family doctor and one of the few people who knew about Chen Guozhong's chivalrous deeds.

Chen Guozhong shook his head helplessly, without refuting his daughter's words.

He understood her wariness.

A child who has struggled to survive on the streets since childhood has witnessed too much of the darkness of humanity and finds it hard to believe that there are still good people in this world.

He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Xiaoting, how old are you?"

Chen Wanting looked at him strangely: "You're twenty-six, why are you suddenly asking this?"

She didn't understand why her father suddenly asked about her age.

Every year on her birthday, Chen Guozhong would buy her a cake to celebrate.

Her birthday is the day Chen Guozhong met her; neither Chen Guozhong nor she could forget it.

"Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye..." Chen Guozhong said with emotion, his eyes somewhat unfocused. "When I found you back then, you were just a tiny little thing, and now you've grown into a young lady."

He paused, then asked, "What do you think of Lin Yaodong?"

First, he asked about her age, then he asked how someone her age was. Chen Wanting immediately understood what Chen Guozhong meant.

Her face instantly darkened, and a flash of anger appeared in her eyes.

"I'd rather remain a widow than consider him!"

Chen Guozhong was amused by her strong reaction: "Why? Lin Yaodong is young and promising, and not bad-looking either. Although his background is a bit complicated, but..."

"He has many women, he's a scoundrel! A scumbag!" Chen Wanting interrupted him, her tone resolute.

"How did you know? Did you secretly keep an eye on him?" Chen Guozhong's words were pointed and carried a hint of teasing.

"What do you mean by secretly monitoring him? I investigated him! There are at least four or five people who have been photographed by the media, and who knows how many more haven't been photographed. I wouldn't want someone like that even if he were given to me for free!"

Chen Guozhong blinked, then suddenly laughed: "What's the big deal? He's not married, is he? I was like that when I was young too."

Chen Wanting stared wide-eyed at her father in disbelief, then said, word by word:

"Old Chen, you're a scumbag too!"

After saying that, she turned and left, her high heels clicking crisply on the marble floor, disappearing around the corner of the stairs.

Chen Guozhong stood there, stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head and chuckled.

He walked to the window, looked at the pitch-black night outside, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a deep worry.

Lin Yaodong was indeed a "good person"...

At least in the distorted world he witnessed, he was considered a good person.

He had worked as a policeman and had seen the darkest side of human nature.

Lin Yaodong has a bottom line and principles. Although he is ruthless, he never harms the innocent.

More importantly, he has the ambition and ability to change Hong Kong, and he is willing to take the risks for it.

But this is precisely what Chen Guozhong is worried about.

People with excessive ambition are often consumed by their ambition... He has seen too many such people.

Lin Yaodong still needs them, so he is being honest and cooperative.

But once he has established himself and gained enough power, will he still need them?

And Lao Feng... his performance tonight was too much.

Although it was intended to show sincerity to Lin Yaodong, wouldn't such undisguised radicalism arouse Lin Yaodong's suspicion?

Even aversion?

Chen Guozhong sighed, picked up the remaining half-glass of wine on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.

The bitter taste of the chilled wine spread in my mouth.

The cooperation agreement has been reached, and the die is cast; it must be cast.

Now we can only hope that Lin Yaodong is indeed a trustworthy "good person," just as he thinks.

otherwise...

A cold glint flashed in Chen Guozhong's eyes.

...

Inside the Bentley.

Lin Yaodong's smile faded, and he asked Jiang Xin, "Any progress on the death of the Smiling Tiger?"

"There is a little bit."

Tell me about it.

Jiang Xin said, "There were three people who attacked Smiling Tiger, and the initial assessment is that they were men. The police suspect that it was an inside job."

"Was it someone you knew?" Lin Yaodong's expression shifted slightly.

As far as he knew, the smiling tiger was harmless to everyone, always with a smile on his face.

Although he may be a wolf in sheep's clothing, he never easily reveals his true thoughts to anyone, so he shouldn't have offended any ruthless person to the point of stabbing them forty times in the street.

"That's right. According to internal police analysis, the only person who could get Smiling Tiger to go out at around 2 a.m. could be someone they know."

"Interesting..." Lin Yaodong's heart stirred.

Wu Zhiwei's nickname "Smiling Tiger" speaks volumes about his cunning.

It must be someone you trust enough or someone close to you...

"Any news about his protégé?" Lin Yaodong suddenly asked.

With the leader dead, the Toastmaster is the most likely to take over.

As long as you use the pretext of avenging the boss and find someone to take revenge, you've completed the formalities for taking over.

Next comes taking over the empire built by the eldest brother, along with his sister-in-law...

"They were taken away by Camel, the leader of Tung Sing, immediately, and their whereabouts cannot be found for the time being."

Jiang Xin's answer brought Lin Yaodong back to his senses.

"They didn't run away... the probability that they are the murderers is basically ruled out..."

"Could it be that the leaders of the three major gangs have been meeting frequently lately, are they really planning something..."

These words drew sidelong glances from the other passengers in the car.

Lin Yaodong continued talking to himself, "No...that doesn't make sense..."

"That leaves only the remaining four members of the Tung Sing gang..."

"Ah Xin, from now on focus on the remaining four tigers of Dongxing."

"Yes. Are the crows being investigated as well?"

"..." Lin Yaodong pondered for a moment, then said, "Investigate."

"Xiao Fu, A Jin, I have a feeling something's not right about this... You guys should send more people over, and keep a close eye on the gang leaders. If anything seems amiss, tell me immediately."

"clear."

"Know."