Hong Kong Film: Short mules have no future, I am in charge of Hong Kong

Chapter 186 Is this...goods?

The eldest wife finally spoke, her voice soft but not to be ignored: "Since Brother Ze has said so, I think we should solve tonight's matter in this way. You are all pillars of Haojiang, you should have this courage, right?"

Xi Mihua put out his cigarette, stood up and clapped his hands: "Okay, since Brother Ze has asked, I will give him some face. Kanta, do you dare to take this bet?"

Kanta stood up with his usual smile on his face: "I'm never afraid of betting. Brother Ze, since you said a week, then I'll wait a week."

Su Hanze nodded: "It's a deal."

After the two left, the atmosphere in the venue finally relaxed a little. Lu Dongpi held the remaining beer and shook his head with emotion: "I think tonight's game is not about gambling cards, but about gambling hearts. Brother Ze, you are teaching us Haojiang another lesson!"

Su Hanze chuckled, turned around and left, leaving only one sentence: "Brother Pi, the show has just begun, wait and see."

After leaving the venue, the night wind blew on my face, bringing a slight cool dampness. Xi Mihua stood at the door, silent for a while, turned to Chen Bing and said: "In this round, Brother Ze is going to pick the bottom of both sides. You keep a close eye on him and don't let him catch us."

"Brother Hua, what does Brother Ze want to do? We have nothing to do with this cargo flow, but he insists on dragging us into it. Isn't he deliberately looking for trouble?" Chen Bing looked unwilling.

Xi Mihua snorted coldly: "He is not picking on the fault, but the heart. Kanta is guilty, he is not afraid, but we can't give Brother Ze any excuse."

Chen Bing nodded, his expression becoming serious. He was about to continue speaking when he suddenly noticed a familiar figure at the other end of the alley. Lu Dongpi came over with two bottles of beer, humming a little tune, as if the tense confrontation just now had never happened.

"Brother Beer, why aren't you going home now, but still hanging around outside?" Chen Bing frowned, thinking that this person was simply a unique sight in the world, always being incredibly idle.

"Why go home?" Lu Dongpi laughed and handed him the beer in his hand. "Drink a bottle and calm down. You have a bad temper. Brother Hua might have to send me to suppress you one day."

"Brother Beer, what you said is too unreliable!" Chen Bing looked helpless, but still took the beer.

"Chen Bing, stop talking nonsense to him." Xi Mihua glanced at Lu Dongpi, "You are different from Brother Pi. He can see the situation clearly when he drinks, but you will just mess around when you drink."

Lu Dongpi smiled even more happily: "Brother Hua, your words remind me. Tonight's game is actually a test given to us by Brother Ze. We have to answer it well. If we fail, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive in Haojiang in the future."

"Do I need you to remind me?" Xi Mihua snorted and got into the car. "Chen Bing, let's go. Don't forget, don't leave out a word of what happened tonight."

"Got it, Brother Hua!" Chen Bing got into the car and waved to Lu Dongpi before leaving. "Brother Pi, you should also go back early and stop hanging around all day."

"I know!" Lu Dongpi responded lazily, and after watching them leave, he turned and walked towards another alley. He did not go home immediately, but walked towards the back door of the venue.

At the same time, Kanta's car had just left the venue. He sat in the back seat, closed his eyes as if he was resting, but his fingers tapped the armrest unconsciously. The deputy asked cautiously: "Sir, what do you think of Su Hanze's proposal tonight?"

"He is testing us." Kanta opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as a knife. "He knows that we two families cannot completely trust each other, so he deliberately made the situation bigger to see who will reveal the flaw first."

"What should we do then?" There was a hint of anxiety in the deputy's voice.

"What should we do?" Kanta smiled lightly, his tone more relaxed, "Nothing can be done. No matter how well Su Hanze calculates, he is still gambling. Since it is a gamble, there is a possibility of losing."

The deputy was a little confused: "But if he really finds out something..."

"Then let him investigate." Kanta's eyes became deep. "In a week, the deeper he investigates, the more energy he will consume. We just need to stay calm, not take the initiative, and not make mistakes."

The deputy nodded, but still couldn't help asking: "What about Xi Mihua..."

Kanta's mouth curled up into a sneer: "He is more panicked than me, there is no need to pay attention to him."

As the night deepened, Su Hanze sat in the monitoring room, his eyes fixed on the screen. His fingers tapped lightly on the table, and his thoughts seemed to rise and fall with the figure on the screen. A Bing stood aside, his tone revealing a bit of excitement: "Brother Ze, after what happened tonight, Brother Hua and Kanta will have to think about it. What else can they do?"

"Things in the martial arts world are never as simple as they seem." Su Hanze's voice was calm, but with an unquestionable confidence, "The real answer is not with them, but with those seemingly insignificant people."

Ah Bing was a little confused: "You mean those minor characters in the venue?"

"More than that." Su Hanze shook his head. "Everything has its clues. The key is who can find the clues."

At the same time, in the back alley of the venue, Lu Dongpi leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette. His eyes fell on a few porters who were unloading goods not far away, with a hint of amusement in his eyes. After taking two puffs of the cigarette, he turned and left, muttering: "Brother Ze's play is good, but it's a pity that the water in the Haojiang River needs to be stirred again."

The wind gradually grew stronger, and the undercurrent in the rivers and lakes was quietly surging.

Lu Dongpi left the back alley, the night wind blowing his clothes fluttering. He walked home, but his steps were obviously much slower than usual, humming an old song whose tune was unclear, and his expression seemed to be at ease and absent-minded. The cigarette in his hand flickered, like his complicated mood at the moment.

Turning the corner, a familiar figure blocked the way. The man was wearing a simple gray coat, standing under the light, his face hidden in the shadow. Lu Dongpi narrowed his eyes, stopped, and said nonchalantly: "A Quan, why are you stopping me? The road is not wide, why did you choose to stand here?"

Ah Quan scratched his head, his eyes a little tangled. "Brother Pi, I just heard from people in the venue that Su Hanze has been eyeing our goods. What do you think? Is this going to be a big deal?"

"What's the big deal?" Lu Dongpi lazily exhaled a puff of cigarette, "Something happened in our place, is it Brother Ze's turn to intervene?"

"But didn't he just tell Brother Hua and Kanta that he would find out the problem with the flow of goods within a week?" Ah Quan looked worried. "Brother Pi, if he really finds out something, will we be implicated?"

"Implicate? Implicate what?" Lu Dongpi stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly grinned, "Ah Quan, have you become less courageous after following me for so long? It's just an investigation, isn't it? There's nothing wrong with our place, no matter how detailed his investigation is, what can he find?"

Ah Quan lowered his head and said nothing, but his brows were furrowed tighter and tighter. Lu Dongpi patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, stop standing here as a signpost. Go back to sleep. You still have to make braised food for me tomorrow."

Ah Quan looked up at him, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, turning around and walking towards another alley. Lu Dongpi looked at his back, the smile on his face gradually faded, and his eyes became deeper.

At the same time, Chen Bing was looking through documents in Xi Mihua's office. He muttered, "Brother Hua is really something. There is obviously no problem here, but he asked me to check more. In the end, I found nothing and I stayed up all night for nothing." Xi Mihua stood in front of the window, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, looking down at the pedestrians on the street downstairs. His eyes were focused and calm, but his brows were always slightly wrinkled.

"Bingzai, not finding any problems doesn't mean there are no problems." He spoke calmly, his voice full of deep thought, "Brother Ze dared to stir up trouble on both sides, which shows that he knows what's going on. These few days, you have to keep a close eye on the people in the field, especially those who look honest."

Chen Bing raised his head and looked at him with some doubt: "Brother Hua, are you suspecting one of our own people?"

"It's not suspicion, it's precaution." Xi Mihua turned around, his eyes as sharp as a knife, "In the underworld, the most feared thing is a traitor at home. You can dodge the guns outside, but you can't dodge the knives at home."

Chen Bing swallowed his saliva, feeling a little nervous, but still nodded: "Brother Hua, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on him."

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and then a waiter poked his head in and whispered, "Brother Hua, someone sent something over, saying it's specially for you."

Xi Mihua frowned and motioned the waiter to bring the things in. It was an ordinary cardboard box, which looked inconspicuous. Chen Bing stepped forward to open the box, flipped through it a few times, and his face changed immediately.

"Brother Hua, this..." His voice was trembling, "Is this... goods?"

Xi Mihua walked forward quickly, looked down, and frowned even more deeply. He reached out and took out a plastic sealed bag from the box, which contained familiar product logos. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "It's Brother Ze, he has started to take action."

"But Brother Hua, how could this stuff be sent directly to us?" Chen Bing seemed a little flustered, "Did someone deliberately frame us?"

"Frame-up?" Xi Mihua sneered, "This is Brother Ze's signal. He is telling me that he has already got the chips in this round."

Chen Bing's face turned pale: "Then what should we do?"

"What should I do?" Xi Mihua slowly put down the bag in his hand, his eyes cold, "Don't move yet, wait and see. If he wants to cause trouble, I will play with him to the end."

At the same time, a similar "gift" was received in Kanta's office. Kanta sat in a chair, tapping his fingers silently on the table, with a thoughtful smile on his face.

"Sir, this was sent by Ze's people," the deputy whispered, "the goods inside are exactly the same as the batch that went missing at the junction."

Kanta raised an eyebrow and looked up at his deputy: "Is he warning me or testing me?"

"Probably both." The deputy hesitated, then continued, "How do you plan to respond?"

Kanta raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "No response. If Zege wants to investigate, let him investigate. He is not afraid of lifting the pot, and we are not afraid of boiling water."

The night lights in Haojiang were still bright, but the light and shadow could not cover up the turbulent undercurrent. Xi Mihua sat in the office, staring at the box of goods on the table, his eyes as cold as ice, his fingers tapping silently on the table. He knew in his heart that this was not an ordinary warning, but a challenge thrown to him by Su Hanze.

Chen Bing stood nearby, looking somewhat flustered. He whispered, "Brother Hua, this guy is clearly sent here to cause trouble. Should we just deal with him?"

Xi Mihua shook his head, his voice low but unquestionable: "Dealing with it makes it seem more like a guilty conscience. Who was the delivery person? Did you check?"

"We didn't find out." Chen Bing wiped the sweat off his forehead. "The guy who delivered the goods was a stranger. He dropped the goods and ran away. My brothers chased him, but he was gone."

Xi Mihua sneered: "Running fast is quite interesting." He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the lights of thousands of homes outside the window, as if he was thinking about something.

At the same time, Kanta was also in his office. The same box of goods was placed on the table, but he seemed much more relaxed than Xi Mihua. He leaned back in his chair, holding a toothpick in his mouth, with a hint of coldness and disdain in his eyes.

"Sir, what should we do with this batch of goods?" the deputy asked cautiously.

"Send it back." Kanta waved his hand, his tone nonchalant, "Let them know that I, Kanta, never pick up other people's messes."

"But this guy is obviously targeting you." The deputy said hesitantly, "What if it's Brother Ze who is planning this..."

"Planning?" Kanta interrupted him with a sneer. "No matter how smart Su Hanze is, he is just an outsider. What can he do to both of us? His plan depends on how we end it."

The deputy nodded and said no more.

On the other side, the night market stall of Ludong Beer was as lively as ever. He set out the beer and braised food, looked at the bustling crowd around him, but was thinking about something in his heart. He picked up a bottle of beer and leaned against the stall, his eyes occasionally sweeping across the alley, as if waiting for something.

Not long after, a familiar figure walked out of the alley. It was Ah Quan, who walked quickly to Lu Dongpi's side, his expression more nervous than usual.

"Brother Pi, I just heard from my brothers that Brother Hua's place also received a box of goods." Ah Quan lowered his voice and said, "It looks very similar to the batch of goods that disappeared here."

Lu Dongpi took a bite of the braised chicken feet, but his face was calm: "Oh, then do you think this has anything to do with us?"

"This..." Ah Quan hesitated for a moment and whispered, "The goods were dropped at the border, and both sides said that the other side's people took action. I think someone might have deliberately instigated it."

"Provoke?" Lu Dongpi put down the chicken feet in his hand, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Ah Quan, what you said is quite interesting. Who do you think can provoke both sides to believe it?"

Ah Quan was stunned and shook his head: "Brother Pi, I can't guess."

"That's right, you can't guess it." Lu Dongpi smiled. "Some things, knowing too much will only cause trouble. You, remember this: in the martial arts world, the most important thing is to watch the show, not to steal the show."

Ah Quan scratched his head and nodded, not quite understanding.

In the monitoring room of the venue, Su Hanze was leisurely drinking tea, his eyes fixed on the screen. His fingers tapped the table lightly, as if calculating the progress of each step.

(End of this chapter)