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

Chapter 242 Digging one’s own grave
Su Hanze's eyes turned cold and he stood up: "Do they really think I'm soft and don't dare to do anything?"

Ah Liu said tentatively: "Boss Su, we don't have enough manpower to fight them head-on now. What if a fight breaks out..."

"You lost before the fight even started." Su Hanze interrupted him in a cold tone, "My brothers have been with me till today because they believe that I can hold the fort. If you give in now, you will lose your last trump card."

Ah Liu was stunned for a moment, then he gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, let's do it!"

Su Hanze pondered for a moment and said to Ah Liu, "Go and inform the brothers to bring their weapons and guard the warehouse tonight. If Young Master Jin wants it, let him come and get it himself."

At this moment, Mr. Jin was in a nightclub in Mong Kok, drinking with two heavily made-up women while discussing the next plan with Xiao Tan.

"Su Hanze has only a few broken warehouses left, and he still dares to hold on?" Young Master Jin put down his wine glass with a mocking smile on his face, "Tonight I will let him know how to play in the underworld."

"Master, we have all the manpower this time. The brothers are already guarding near Xiwan. As long as you give the order, Su Hanze's people will be unstoppable." Xiao Tan wiped the sweat from his forehead and echoed.

Young Master Jin nodded, picked up a cigarette from the table, lit it, and took a deep puff: "Tell the brothers to take over those warehouses tonight and don't give him a chance to breathe."

At midnight, the atmosphere at Xiwan Wharf became extremely tense. Su Hanze's brothers were everywhere around the warehouse, holding iron bars, wrenches, and some even picked up bricks. Torches swayed in the night wind, reflecting everyone's tense and tired faces.

Ah Liu stood beside Su Hanze and said in a low voice, "Boss Su, Young Master Jin's people are coming soon. I heard they brought quite a few guys with them."

Su Hanze nodded, his eyes steady: "Guard it, don't let them in."

Not long after, a noisy sound of footsteps came from a distance, and then dozens of people rushed into the perimeter of the warehouse. The leader, Xiao Tan, was holding a steel pipe, standing on a van and shouting, "Su Hanze! Get out if you know what's best for you! Our Young Master Jin will take this place tonight!"

Su Hanze walked to the door of the warehouse coldly, his eyes swept across the other side of the crowd, and said calmly: "You want a place, I'm here, come and get it."

Xiao Tan laughed loudly, waved his hand, and rushed in with his men. However, halfway through the rush, the man in the front row suddenly slipped and fell to the ground, and then the people behind him also fell into chaos.

"Damn! What the hell!" someone screamed.

Su Hanze's mouth curled up slightly with a sneer: "I forgot to tell you, there is waste oil spilled on the ground."

Xiao Tan got up, his face full of anger: "You cowards, how dare you play these tricks!"

"Fancy tricks? Come over here if you have the guts." Su Hanze waved his hand, and the brothers behind him raised their weapons, ready to take action at any time.

Xiao Tan was so angry that his face turned blue. He gritted his teeth and yelled, "Go ahead! Smash them!"

The two sides immediately started fighting each other, sticks were flying, the sound of bricks hitting the ground was heard one after another, screams were mixed together, the scene was as chaotic as hell had opened its doors.

Su Hanze personally led his men to the front. He picked up an iron rod and knocked down a strong man next to Xiao Tan. Then he was kicked in the waist by another man and almost fell down. He gritted his teeth and stood firm, raised the iron rod and hit the other man's knee, and the other man immediately fell to the ground and wailed.

"Boss Su! Be careful!" Ah Liu's voice sounded behind him.

Su Hanze looked back and saw Xiao Tan rushing towards him with a steel pipe. He didn't have time to think and raised the iron rod to block the first blow, but the second hit him directly on the shoulder, causing a sharp pain. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and kicked Xiao Tan away when he was not prepared.

Xiao Tan was kicked to the ground. He got up with a grim face and was about to rush forward again when a shrill siren suddenly sounded in the distance.

"The cops are coming! Retreat!" someone in the crowd shouted.

Jin Shao's men instantly became a mess, dropping their weapons and running away. Xiao Tan didn't dare to stay any longer, and retreated with the rest of the men in disgrace.

After the police arrived, the situation was finally calmed down a little, but the warehouse was in a mess. There were several injured brothers lying on the ground, and many people were covered in blood, leaning against the wall and gasping for breath.

Ah Liu ran over and supported the pale Su Hanze: "Boss Su, are you okay?"

Su Hanze covered his shoulder and said through gritted teeth: "I'm not going to die yet."

He looked around at these tired faces, and his heart felt heavy as if a stone was pressing on it. He knew that although they had barely managed to hold on to the warehouse, their brothers were almost unable to hold on.

On the other side, Young Master Jin smashed the bottle in frustration and shouted angrily, "Damn it! Why did the police come so soon? They let Su Hanze get away again!"

Xiao Tan stood aside with his head down, not daring to say a word. He knew that Young Master Jin's anger could not be suppressed, but this failure also meant that they had no chance to continue suppressing Xiwan.

Young Master Jin panted heavily and suddenly sneered, "Su Hanze, you are lucky. But don't think this is the end. Xiwan will be mine sooner or later!"

Late at night, Su Hanze leaned on an abandoned container, looking at the dim starry sky above his head, the wound on his shoulder still aching slightly.

Although he managed to hold on tonight, it was only temporary. He had to find a new way out, otherwise, he might not be able to hold on next time.

After Jin Shao took over the boxing gym, the first thing he did was to replace the original sign with "Jin Shao Boxing Gym". While the workers used a crane to remove the old sign, they watched Jin Shao gesticulating at the door, like a nouveau riche.

Young Master Jin stood at the door, his hands on his hips, a cigar in his mouth, looking very proud. He waved his hand and called Xiao Tan over: "Go, tell those brothers to completely change the appearance of this place. Don't hold any serious boxing matches anymore. Let's do something new to attract people."

Xiao Tan was stunned for a moment: "New stuff? Master, do you want to?"

"Who still watches those regular boxing matches these days? If you want to have fun, then have something exciting!" Young Master Jin took a puff of his cigar, blew out a smoke ring, and said proudly, "From now on, this place will not be called a boxing gym, but a 'beast arena'. We will have underground boxing matches and let those boxers fight with real swords and guns! Wrap glass shards on their fists and tie iron nails on their feet, and see who can survive to the end." Xiao Tan was stunned after hearing this, and after a long while, he squeezed out a sentence: "Master, isn't this a bit... too bloody?"

"Bloody?" Young Master Jin glared at him. "You know shit! The bloodier it is, the more the audience likes it! Only wealthy people will pay big money to bet, and that's how we make money. Su Hanze's set of rules and regulations is outdated. I want to make this place completely different!"

As he said that, Young Master Jin turned and walked into the boxing gym, pointing at the ring in the middle of the gym and shouting, "Tear down this broken stage! Turn it into a cage, like a Colosseum. Find some stronger boxers. It doesn't matter if they can't fight, the key is to dare to fight. Tell them that they will get 5,000 for a win and 500 for a loss. We want those who don't care about their lives."

Xiao Tan secretly swallowed his saliva, thinking that this was too much, but seeing how excited Young Master Jin was, he could only bite the bullet and nod, "Yes, yes, Master, I'll do it right away."

Within a few days, the transformation of the boxing gym was completed. The ring was turned into a steel cage with barbed wire around it, and the ground was covered with broken bricks and gravel, which looked bloody. The name of the boxing gym was also changed to "Beast Field", and a ferocious black panther was spray-painted on the sign with a bone in its mouth.

On the opening day, Mr. Jin stood at the door in a white suit, with a smile on his face that was more proud than the painted black panther. He invited a large number of wealthy people and celebrities, and specially asked Xiao Tan to arrange a few sexy girls to stand at the door to welcome guests. The busy scene made passers-by unable to help but take a second look.

While the opening ceremony of the boxing gym was in full swing, in the warehouse in Xiwan, Su Hanze was sitting at a broken table, holding a piece of newly delivered news in his hand.

Ah Liu stood aside with a complicated expression, "Boss Su, this Young Master Jin is really crazy. He turned the boxing gym into a beast arena and held underground boxing matches where the boxers risked their lives. He just destroyed everything we worked so hard to build."

Su Hanze stared at the news with a cold look in his eyes, his lips slightly curled up: "He is digging his own grave."

Upon hearing this, Ah Liu hurriedly said, "Boss Su, are you planning to fight back? Should we report this to the gambling king? The gambling king will definitely not be happy if Young Master Jin does something like this."

"Gambling King?" Su Hanze shook his head gently, his voice low, "Young Master Jin is his son. Would the Gambling King touch him for such a small matter? You are too naive."

"What should we do? We can't just stand there and watch!" Ah Liu was so anxious that he kept circling around. "We gave him some meat from the boxing gym, but now seeing him doing this, the brothers are all very angry."

Su Hanze did not answer. He leaned back in his chair, looked at the sea outside the warehouse, and tapped the table with his fingers, as if he was thinking about something.

After Jin Shao's "Beast Arena" opened, it did attract a large number of customers. Every boxing match was extremely bloody, with boxers fighting to the death, and the rich and gamblers on the sidelines shouting wildly, and the sound of betting came one after another. The venue could earn tens of thousands of dollars every day, but it also brought a lot of trouble.

That night, the underground boxing match at the Beast Arena had just ended. A boxer was carried away on a stretcher, covered in blood, but the people on the sidelines cheered excitedly, and no one cared about his life or death. Standing on the sidelines, Jin Shao had a smug smile on his face, counting stacks of banknotes.

"Master, we made a lot of money tonight. This kind of place is really a piece of fat meat." Xiao Tan came over with the account book, with a smile on his face.

"Hahaha, of course." Young Master Jin patted Xiao Tan on the shoulder and said excitedly, "For this kind of boxing match, the bloodier it is, the more money it makes. Let's do something more exciting next time. Let them bring weapons to the ring and see who can survive to the end."

Just as Xiao Tan was about to chime in, he heard a commotion outside the venue. Not long after, a panicked subordinate ran in, panting and saying, "Master, this is bad! The police are here and they want to check our place!"

"The police?" Young Master Jin's face changed, and then he sneered, "What are you afraid of! We have a license, and this place is legally operated. What can they find out?"

“But they brought reporters and had people outside the arena take pictures of the boxers being carried out. They said they wanted to investigate whether our boxing matches involved any abuse of the boxers.” There was a hint of panic in the subordinate’s voice.

When Jin Shao heard this, his face turned completely black and he threw the banknotes in his hand to the ground fiercely: "Damn it! Who is behind this?"

Xiao Tan was also a little panicked, and whispered: "Master, could it be Su Hanze? No matter how you look at it, it seems like he was the one who brought this up!"

"Su Hanze?" Young Master Jin cursed with gritted teeth, "If he doesn't make a move, it's fine. But once he does, I'll make him know how powerful I am!"

At this moment, Su Hanze was in a shabby office at Xiwan Wharf, discussing the next countermeasures with a few brothers. Ah Liu said excitedly: "Boss Su, this time we have dealt a heavy blow to Young Master Jin. If his beast farm is closed down by the police, he will definitely lose all his money!"

Su Hanze did not show a trace of complacency. He looked up at Ah Liu and said in a steady tone, "The police can investigate him, but they may not be able to ban him. Young Master Jin has many ways to escape. We can't expect to completely bring him down this time."

Ah Liu was stunned: "So what should we do next?"

"Doing business." Su Hanze said calmly, his eyes showing a hint of coldness. "Xiwan can't continue to be in chaos. I want to take back everything I lost one by one."

“But Young Master Jin is still keeping an eye on us, and Lu Dongpi is also observing us secretly. Our current situation…” Ah Liu was hesitant to speak.

"No matter how bad the situation is, we have to hold on." Su Hanze stood up, patted Ah Liu's shoulder, and said in a low and firm voice, "In the underworld, no one will wait for you to catch your breath. We can only fight back step by step."

Ah Liu looked at Su Hanze and suddenly felt that although this man looked tired, the energy behind him made people want to trust him. He gritted his teeth, nodded and said, "Boss Su, the brothers listen to you."

After the police checked Jin Shao's animal farm, the news was indeed tense for a few days, but he was not panicked at all. On the third night after closing down, he personally took two large boxes of cash and drove to a private room in a high-end restaurant in Wan Chai.

In the box, the head of the police, Inspector Fang, was leisurely drinking red wine, and a hot woman was sitting next to him, picking up steak for him. When Young Master Jin came in, he had a flattering smile on his face, holding the box in both hands and gently placed it on the table.

"Sir Fang, excuse me for disturbing you. Here is a little token of my appreciation." Young Master Jin's voice was a little hypocritically respectful. "Thank you for your hard work. There have been so many things going on lately. You must be exhausted."

Inspector Fang raised his head and narrowed his eyes: "Feelings? Why do I feel like you want me to pretend that I didn't see anything?"

"How dare I?" Young Master Jin waved his hands and said in an exaggerated tone, "You are a big shot, how can we juniors bother you? I just want to invite you for a drink, chat, and say a few good words for us little people who just want to make a living."

Inspector Fang snorted, put down his glass, and patted the box on the table: "What's in this?"

"Mr. Fang, please take a look. They are all what you like." Young Master Jin smiled. "These days, no matter what you do, you need the support of noble people like you."

(End of this chapter)