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Chapter 116 Hate to join the prefix
Regent Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui.

"Such a large room is more than enough for four people to stay in. It finally has a bit of the taste of capitalist sugar-coated bullets. Not bad." Han Hongbing looked at the luxury suite in this star-rated hotel and praised it repeatedly:

"Hong Kong Island still has human touch. It's not for nothing that I call you two big brothers. I'm really willing to spend money on my brothers. To be honest, I've called you Xie Siling for more than ten years, but I haven't seen him give me any practical benefits."

After saying that, he walked over and patted Abao and Xuanzi on the shoulders with satisfaction:

"Hey, ask if anyone is willing to be my brother. This is a good job. If you call me big brother, you will get money. After I go back, if I have the chance, I will call all the people in the militia company over and call you big brothers. I will take some money and go back to build a house and marry a wife."

Ah Bao and Xuan Zi beside them had bruised faces and noses, stood with their hands hanging, looking like they had lost their parents, with eyes full of sadness and despair.

The two have lived in Hong Kong for twenty years, working in housing estates, and have never been to such a high-end place.

I didn't expect that the first time I had the chance to come in and see the world, I found out that I had borrowed more than 30,000 yuan from seven loan sharking companies, and used the loan sharking money to book a hotel for my two younger brothers.

I worked hard to park my car and only earned more than 900 yuan a month. Not to mention the principal, I can't even pay the interest.

The loan shark company has to pay back the balance once a week. If they fail to pay, the company will definitely issue a hunting order and hunt them all over the world to collect the debt. Now, Abao and Hins don't want to think about other problems anymore. They just want to know where they can run away to be safest within a week.

These two thugs really have no hidden merits!
He had a gun, but he didn't rob the loan shark company himself. Instead, he used a gun to force the two of us to borrow money from the loan shark...

Are all gangsters so disciplined?

The free girl who was picked up stood a few steps away from Han Hongbing, without saying a word.

At this time, Xie Hushan was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the reception room of the business suite, overlooking the scenery of Tsim Sha Tsui, and asking something to the suite's exclusive butler beside him.

After asking for the information he wanted to know, Xie Hushan gave the other party a small bill, brought Zhu Youjun in front of him, and said to Zhu Youjun:

"He understands Mandarin and has worked here for many years. Show him the photos of your relatives and ask him to introduce you to the situation in Gough Hill and see if there are any clues you can provide."

Leaving Zhu Youjun to talk to the housekeeper, Xie Hushan walked back to the living room. With a simple gesture, he asked his boss Bao Ge and his confidant Xuan Zai to go to the bathroom and face the wall obediently.

Then he sat on a chair in the living room, looked at Han Hongbing who was looking at the wine cabinet and said:
"Just now, the manager of this Lijing Hotel told me that the red envelope money given by the two big brothers can be remitted back to the mainland at the Hong Kong Island branch of the Bank of China, but we can only withdraw our money at the mainland exchange rate. If we remit money with a Hong Kong Island identity, we can get many preferential conditions."

Han Hongbing sat on the soft sofa, pressed a few times with his hands, and looked at Xie Hushan:
"How much would the local Hong Kong dollars these two idiots gave us be worth in RMB?"

"Ten Hong Kong dollars is equivalent to two and thirty dollars in our currency, which is about six thousand dollars now." Xie Hushan roughly calculated according to the exchange rate he just inquired about, and said to Han Hongbing.

"It's over. I said he must have been cheated by the foreign goods dealer in the guesthouse yesterday!" After hearing this, Han Hongbing first thought of the incident in which Xie Hushan exchanged some Hong Kong dollars with the foreign goods dealer in the guesthouse at Sungang Railway Station.

Last night, at the Sungang Guesthouse, they each exchanged 100 Hong Kong dollars, for a total of 200 Hong Kong dollars, which cost them 90 dollars.

But then he thought about it again and said to Xie Hushan:

"Hong Kong Island is really rich. Just these two big fools from the so-called Huidao Sect can give us more than 6,000 yuan by just threatening us... Hey, if we ask these two fools for so much money here, won't we be defeated by a public trial held by the commune when we go back?"

Xie Hushan thought about it seriously, shook his head, and explained to Han Hongbing:
"We don't want the money. This money is for the production team. And we'll ask the commune to write a thank you letter and send it to us to thank these two patriotic compatriots."

"That's fine. Then should we just send the money back, stay overnight and leave tomorrow, or buy some foreign goods before leaving?" Han Hongbing asked Xie Hushan:

"Don't delay too long. Our team should be busy with spring ploughing."

Ever since Han Hongbing set foot on Hong Kong Island, he felt that everything about this city seemed pretty good, especially after he recognized these two idiots as his brothers, who would rather borrow money than let him eat and dress well.

The place to live, the food to eat, the clothes to wear, everything is impeccable.

But he just couldn't get used to it, because he had already felt that in this place, no one was willing to care about fights and robberies.

When people on the road saw him teaching his two elder brothers a lesson, their first reaction was not to stand up and stop him, but to stay away and run away with their heads down. This made him feel that this was not a good sign.

No one has the courage to fight against this kind of behavior. It lacks bloodiness. This is definitely not a good place. It shows that everyone has been corrupted by capitalism and their bones have become soft.

Although he and Xie Hushan were joking around in Zhongping and calling each other bandits, they were not real bandits. But now he had a vague feeling that if they stayed in this lawless environment for a while, they would probably become bolder and bolder and turn into real lawless bandits.

He knew his childhood friend too well. Xie Hushan was born bold and wild. If he got used to this place and finally couldn't bear to leave, and really made up his mind to stay and become a self-made king, then he would betray Director Jiao, Uncle Xie and others.

"Okay, don't tell me. Just worry about yourself and don't be reluctant to leave when the time comes." Xie Hushan saw Han Hongbing emphasized spring plowing and knew what he was worried about:
"Let me tell you about our division of labor these days."

As he spoke, Xie Hushan took out the small bundle containing several hundred copper coins from Zhu Youjun's cheap leather bag and threw it to Han Hongbing:
"Let these two idiots take you around and help you sell a few hundred copper coins to other people at that damn Changle Welfare Club."

"It depends mainly on their patriotic attitude. The minimum price for a copper coin is 1,000 yuan. If they are willing to buy it at a higher price, that's even better. At least buy one. There is no upper limit. If they are really sold out, find an antique street to buy some fake copper coins to ensure that there will be no shortage of copper coins."

Han Hongbing took the coin and weighed it:

"No money to buy... I understand. If they don't have money, let them be like these two idiots and borrow money to buy. If they refuse to buy..."

"We can't just kill the diehards with one blow. We should still educate and persuade them. But for those who are determined to be hostile to our goodwill, my opinion is that we can use the best means, but don't kill them. But we also don't let them be gangsters anymore. We should force them to turn over a new leaf and live the rest of their lives as good citizens." Xie Hushan threw the gun on his waist to Han Hongbing:

"What I give you is a real weapon. Use it for self-defense. Don't shoot unless you are in real trouble. Don't trust anyone except yourself. These remnants of the secret societies usually won't go to the police. They are afraid of seeing the officials. But if the shameless ones call the police, and the police come to find you, don't run. Throw the gun away when they are not paying attention and follow them. When you get to the police station, tell them to notify me and I will find a lawyer to guarantee your release. This place is different from ours. The police live too hard."

Han Hongbing put away his gun and asked Xie Hushan:
"I've done all the work. What are you going to do? Be lazy, sleep, enjoy the sugar-coated bullets? Or take her to meet her relatives?"

"Buy foreign goods. I plan to visit various factories in Kwun Tong in the next few days. Brother Bao's father works in an electronics factory and his mother works in a garment factory. You accompany Brother Bao through life and death every day, and I will take care of his parents. Let's see if there is any way to get some cheap goods." Xie Hushan said to Han Hongbing:

"So I'm going to help my eldest brother honor his parents, and you have to accompany our brother Bao to sell copper coins to the remnants of the Taoist sect to raise funds for me. We will meet here every night. Whether our team can eat meat this time and live a good life depends on how many copper coins you, Chief of Staff Han, can sell."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's finish it as soon as possible and leave as soon as possible." Han Hongbing stood up, walked to the bathroom, opened the door and said to the two big men who were thinking about their mistakes in front of the toilet:
"Hey, you two are stupid... No, brothers, I'm here to ask you a favor..."

He walked back without finishing his words and looked at Xie Hushan:

"No, our two big brothers are not good at speaking. They speak in a bird's tongue. Sometimes I can't understand what they say. What if they collude with others to plot against me?"

"I understand." The free girl who had been silent all this time said to Han Hongbing:
"I'd like to follow you and tell you what they say."

Han Hongbing looked at Xie Hushan, who spread his hands:

"You picked it up yourself. If you want to take it with you, you can take it with you. But don't let this kind of person drag you down with him and take you to South Bay to seek freedom. If that happens, when I return, everyone in the old Han family will line up to kill me."

Han Hongbing looked at her and threw the copper coin to her:

"Okay, I'll trouble you then, comrade. Please go and call my two elder brothers out and take me to find their elder brother."

Ah Bao and Xuan Zi quickly came out like good kids at the woman's invitation and followed Han Hongbing out. Xie Hushan smiled and teased Han Hongbing:
"Be polite to the big brothers! How did the big brothers treat you? How sincere they were, accepting you as a brother, giving you money to spend, and arranging such a nice guesthouse for you to stay in!"

"Look at how you treated Big Brother again, what did you do to Big Brother's face?"

"Ask your elder brother if there are any other brothers or friends who can borrow money from you. Please lend them the money and give it to me as soon as possible. I can take you two elder brothers to a small clinic to have your injuries checked out tomorrow."

……

Three days later, Abao walked along the corridor of the housing estate towards his door. The neighbors in the corridor greeted him familiarly as usual.

However, he had no interest in responding, he just smiled weakly, nodded, and then continued to walk forward dejectedly. Changle Society has a history of at least 30 years in Hong Kong Island.

Just because he took in two younger brothers, the business was in chaos after just three days and had to close down.

The guy called Shan Ge is fine. I haven’t seen him since I left the hotel three days ago.

But the guy called A'er is not the blue lantern brother of Changle Society, he is the big boss and ancestor of Changle Society.

That night, his boss, Paparazzi Bo, was forced to mortgage his property and car and borrow money from usury to buy copper coins.

The next day, paparazzi Bo was unwilling to give up, so he asked a big shot from Changle Society to come forward. As a result, the big shot came in a car with a dozen of his men and threatened to teach Er, who did not know the rules and betrayed his teacher and ancestors, a lesson.

In about half an hour, a group of people left Kwun Tong miserably in wheelchairs.

When leaving, everyone was forced to call loan sharks to borrow money and buy copper coins at a high price.

The loan shark company didn’t believe in so many people coming together to borrow money. When they came to inquire, their attitude was rude, and when they left, they owed a lot of debts.

Two red sticks who worked for a loan shark company collected debts and lent money had the tendons of one leg cut and the ankle broken.

One of the younger brothers who were brought with him was so scared that he peed his pants on the spot.

According to Ah Er, when a bad guy has his leg broken by others, he will know how to be a good person.

When Hei Xing, the leader of Changle Society, learned about this, he was so scared that he flew to Japan immediately, saying that he was not feeling well and needed recuperation.

Now Gou Pai Bo is Ah Er's gold medal salesman. He is injured all day long and relies on a wheelchair to get around. He goes to various illegal businesses in Kwun Tong where gangsters are involved to sell copper coins door-to-door, rain or shine.

If someone didn't pay and beat him up, he would tell Ah Er, and Ah Er would have a reason to go to his house and ask for the money for the medicine. In the end, the other party not only had to pay for the medicine, but also had to pay for the copper coins.

Thanks to Ah Er, Gou Pai Bo is now the most prominent gangster in Kwun Tong. However, this Bo Ge regrets every day why he joined the underworld.

Thinking that his boss was even more miserable than himself, Abao felt better. According to the usual practice, he should have brought some household expenses home today, but he didn't have a single coin in his pocket and couldn't even afford his lunch box, so he had to go home to eat.

He took out the key, opened the door, and saw the clean and tidy environment. He almost doubted whether he had come to the wrong place. Fortunately, his sister was sitting at the dining table with that... Shan Ge's girlfriend!!!
Your sister is sitting at home chatting with that Shan brother’s girlfriend?

In an instant, Abao felt that his legs began to tremble uncontrollably again.

Just at this moment, his mother, who usually had a sad face, smiled for a rare time and came out of the kitchen carrying two dishes. When he came back, his mother and sister both smiled and greeted him:
"I haven't seen you for three or five days. Are you willing to come back?"

"Brother? Are you back?"

In the kitchen, Xie Hushan came out wearing an apron, holding a plate of scrambled eggs, and smiled at A Bao:
"Boss, have you been doing well these past two days? Let's have dinner together?"

When A Bao saw Xie Hushan, his first reaction was a dull pain in his cheek.

His lips trembled: "Brother Shan, I..."

"Ashan! Ashan!" Outside, the father ran in excitedly, pushed his son aside, and said to Xie Hushan:
"I went to several family-run garment factories in housing estates and negotiated a deal for you. The lowest price is five dollars per piece! The minimum order is one thousand pieces! We will start working overnight right away! I promise not to delay you!"

"Really?" Xie Hushan put the dishes on the table and wiped his hands with his apron: "Uncle, eat first, sit down and talk slowly."

Only then did Abao's father look at his son and scolded him:
"Are you willing to come back? You are so heartless. You have fallen into depravity yourself, and you want to push a young man like Ah Shan into the shit pit! I am not from Hong Kong Island, I came to Hong Kong Island on business! Hong Kong Island is really embarrassed by you gangsters. I was forced to join the gang even when I came here on business!"

"Don't blame him, uncle. We are all in the underworld and have no choice." Xie Hushan sat down, picked up the bowl and said with a smile, and started eating as if he was at home.

Everyone else was sitting around the dining table, eating and chatting. Abao, who was standing nearby, felt like an outsider.

He listened for a long time and found that his mother and father seemed to be helping Xie Hushan contact the factory and place an order.

How could my parents have time to help others do this? It’s not that they don’t like to help, but they don’t have time to eat at home on weekdays. They are busy working overtime to earn money to save for their sister’s surgery. Now they can actually find time to run errands for Xie Hushan?

Could it be that Xie Hushan was threatening them? But looking at their expressions, they didn't seem to be threatened, and they looked much more relaxed and happy than when they went home.

Seeing that he had been standing there in a daze, his mother served him a bowl of rice, asked him to sit down, and said unsatisfactorily:
"You're being silly all day. Hey, I don't care how busy you are, you're not allowed to go out and fool around next month. You have to set aside at least half a month. Your sister needs to have surgery."

Po was stunned for a moment when he heard his mother's words and looked at his sister.

My sister was born with tracheal stenosis. She becomes breathless after walking a few steps down the stairs. She has been recuperating at home all year round. The best way is to have a tracheal surgery, but the public hospitals in Hong Kong Island require an appointment, and no one knows when the appointment will be available.

As for a private hospital, the parents asked, and the hospital told them that if they wanted a practicing British doctor to perform the surgery, the fee would be at least 80,000 yuan.

His parents and he, together, earn more than 3,000 yuan a month. After deducting daily expenses, they have 1,000 yuan left. It takes them nearly ten years to save enough to pay for their sister's surgery in a private hospital.

It’s even worse now. I may have to save for a few more years. After all, I still owe a lot of usury.

"Is the schedule over?" Abao asked his sister in surprise.

The younger sister looked at Xie Hushan who was eating next to her: "Brother Shan helped to contact them. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to go to Yangcheng Hospital for surgery next month, and I don't need to pay for the surgery. He has already helped me to arrange it."

"It's not nice to say that. It's all thanks to the boss who taught me well. If he wasn't busy with business, I wouldn't be able to do it." Xie Hushan said to Abao's family.

A Bao asked his father why his sister could have the surgery for free. His father told him that Xie Hushan came to visit him a few days ago and jokingly claimed to be his younger brother. He came to Hong Kong Island from the mainland on business and said that he wanted to buy some ready-made clothes, electronic watches and the like to sell. Since they didn't know each other well, he recognized A Bao as his boss and hoped that uncles and aunts could help him find where to buy some cheap goods.

His father was not in the mood at first, but after Xie Hushan learned that it was because of his sister, he went to the Bank of China.

I don't know what they talked about, but the bank came to their house and told them that if nothing unexpected happened, they could arrange for my sister to go to Yangcheng Hospital for surgery next month, and asked their family to apply for a temporary pass as soon as possible.

The parents couldn't believe it and followed the person to the bank to confirm it again and again, only to find out that it was not a lie.

After lunch, the parents cleared the dishes and went to the kitchen. The younger sister and Shan Ge’s girlfriend went back to the room to chat. A Bao looked at Xie Hushan: “Shan Ge…”

He wanted to say a few words of gratitude.

Although the other party forced him to borrow money at high interest rates, the fact that he could save his sister was real.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me, boss. Didn't you hear me? If nothing goes wrong, the surgery can only be done next month." Xie Hushan said beside him:
"Do you know what "no accidents" mean?"

Po shook his head.

"In seven days, I will deposit 500,000 Hong Kong dollars in the Bank of China and guarantee that I will only withdraw RMB in the future. Only in this way can your sister enjoy the medical services arranged by others." Xie Hushan took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and said to A Bao:

"Now three days have passed, and I have only saved a few hundred thousand."

A Bao was using a lighter to light a cigarette for his little brother, Xie Hushan, who took a puff and patted him on the shoulder:

"Boss, whether I can save 500,000 yuan and whether your sister can have the surgery depends on you and the brothers of Changle Society. So, look for the reasons for yourself and everyone else, and reflect on whether the brothers of Changle have worked hard these days."

(End of this chapter)