To marry into the family in place of his brother? Impossible!

Jiang Zhe's breathing became heavy.

He slowly put down his pen, closed the ledger, and looked up at the messenger in front of him. The man felt a chill run down his spine from his gaze and involuntarily took half a step back.

"What gives him the right?" Jiang Zhe's voice wasn't loud, but every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, chilling and frightening.

"Why should a dying man like him stay in Hong Kong? Why?" Jiang Zhe was practically roaring by the end.

His face was contorted and hideous, like a vengeful ghost!

The messenger swallowed hard. "It's...it's Uncle Tai's idea. Sister Yao mentioned it to Uncle Tai, saying that Jiang Jinhuan is good at business and would be useful to keep her in Hong Kong, so Uncle Tai...agreed."

The room was silent for several seconds.

Then Jiang Zhe suddenly stood up and swept the account book and teacup in front of him onto the ground.

The sound of shattering glass was particularly jarring in the confined space, startling the messenger who shrank back and retreated repeatedly.

"Godfather?" Jiang Zhe smiled through gritted teeth, the smile appearing particularly ferocious due to the scars on his face.

He murmured to himself, "He's my godfather. He knows that kid has a grudge against me, yet he still keeps him around?"

He paced back and forth in his office, his chest heaving violently, as if he were trying to suppress something.

At one point, he suddenly stopped and punched the wall. Blood immediately seeped from the skin on the back of his hand, but he seemed not to feel the pain and just stood there panting.

"I'm going to the port city." He turned to leave.

"Brother Zhe!" the messenger exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Zhe walked out of the room and headed straight for where Uncle Tai was.

We arrived at Uncle Tai's residence.

Jiang Zhe was about to go in when he was stopped by the people next to him.

The man was called Lao Wei. He was an old man who had been by Uncle Tai's side for more than ten years. He usually didn't show off, but his words carried weight.

"Jiang Zhe, I know why you've come, but Uncle Tai asked me to pass on a message!"

"What?"

Old Wei smiled and said, "Uncle Tai said that Sister Yao will be in charge of everything in Hong Kong. You don't need to get involved."

Furthermore, Uncle Tai also asked me to tell you—you are not allowed to touch anyone around Jiang Jin Huan, including his parents.

If they find out you did it, Uncle Tai said he wouldn't mind crippling another godson.

Jiang Zhe suddenly looked at Lao Wei.

Old Wei said, "Don't look at me like that. These are the cooperation terms proposed by Jiang Jinhuan. Uncle Tai agreed, so you know what to do!"

"He...is warning me like this because of an outsider?"

Old Wei narrowed his eyes. "Jiang Zhe, watch your attitude. I've conveyed Uncle Tai's message; you decide what to do next!"

A young man walked over at that moment.

He wore glasses and had a refined, polite demeanor.

"Jiang Zhe, Uncle Tai doesn't need to tell you what he wants to do. You just need to carry out his orders. Even if you're unhappy, you have to keep it to yourself!"

The door closed behind him. Jiang Zhe stood in front of the empty door and slowly clenched his fist.

"Fine," he chuckled, his voice low, "You won't let me touch the people around him, then I won't. But you'll get old someday."

……

Jiang Zhe is gone.

At that moment, Uncle Tai was sitting in his room, exhaling a puff of smoke.

"Gone?"

Old Wei said, "He's gone. He seemed a bit unhappy!"

Uncle Tai sneered: "What can he do if he's dissatisfied? Given the current situation, we have to find a way out for ourselves. Hong Kong is the top priority. Even if he's dissatisfied, he has to keep quiet."

It's not that I didn't give him chances, it's just that he was incompetent. The Zhou family threw his proposals straight into the trash. If he had even half of Jiang Jinhuan's abilities, I wouldn't have risked giving Jiang Jinhuan such an important position!

Old Wei asked, "Uncle Tai, should we keep a close eye on Jiang Zhe?"

Uncle Tai shook his head: "No need, he can't cause any trouble. That kind of person, haha!"

Old Wei lowered his head and stopped talking.

Uncle Tai continued, "At least he's still useful. Although he's a good-for-nothing, he's still better than you roughnecks. If we deal with him now, who among you can manage those accounts?"

Old Wei's face stiffened.

These people all grew up as hoodlums. If they had been able to learn properly, they wouldn't have become hoodlums. Letting them manage the accounts would be a real nightmare.

Fighting is their forte.

Uncle Tai said, "Therefore, as long as some people are usable, I will use them. As long as they are still within my control, there is no problem!"

In the following days, Jiang Zhe indeed toned down his behavior considerably.

No longer targeting Jiang's parents

He continued to manage the several venues in the west of the city as usual, and his accounts were even better than before, ensuring that Uncle Tai received his share in full.

Uncle Tai's attitude towards him softened somewhat, and he would occasionally praise him.

For some reason, recently there have been some other thugs around Uncle Tai's territory.

It often causes some trouble for Uncle Tai.

Jiang Zhe suggested expanding the workforce.

Uncle Tai thought about it and agreed!

Jiang Zhe was pacing back and forth in his room.

His eyes were filled with excitement and resentment. "Heh, he actually agreed!"

Someone nearby said, "Brother Zhe, now that Uncle Tai has agreed, what should we do?"

"Of course we're hiring, but I only want people from our own circle, you know what I mean?"

The man said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhe, I know what to do!"

Jiang Zhe looked at the man and nodded in satisfaction.

This guy's name is Taozi. He's been following him since he came here, and now he's his right-hand man.

"Okay, go ahead and do it. The more the better. Money is no problem!" Jiang Zhe said.

Taozi nodded and left, his steps hurried, looking very excited.

Jiang Zhe chuckled, then murmured, "Uncle Tai, you forced me to this. I was hoping to take care of you in your old age, but you didn't appreciate my kindness. So don't blame me for being impolite!"

Taozi is indeed reliable.

The recruitment initially involved only a few people, but after a week, it grew to more than a dozen.

Jiang Zhe gave them money and equipment, and made them call him "Brother Zhe," but he never let them get close to Uncle Tai's core territory.

He was like a spider weaving its web, slowly spinning silk inch by inch in places unnoticed by everyone.

However, Jiang Zhe did it very discreetly, and since Uncle Tai had promised, no one felt there was anything wrong with it for the time being.

Unbeknownst to many, Jiang Zhe had become the most numerous subordinate of Uncle Tai!

Jiang Zhe's actions eventually attracted the attention of those with ulterior motives.

"That bastard Jiang Zhe seems to have recruited quite a few henchmen lately!"

"Indeed, nothing's wrong at our place, so why is it that his place is always getting harassed?"

"Who knows? Maybe someone just doesn't like him!"

"However, this did give him the opportunity to find underlings!"

"Tch, a bunch of greenhorns. He'd have to support them after recruiting them. Wouldn't it be better to use that money to find girls?"

"Hahaha!"

The young man with glasses said to Lao Wei, "Lao Wei, this Jiang Zhe is probably up to something!"

Old Wei narrowed his eyes: "I'll tell Uncle Tai!"