Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 482, Section 63: Triumphant in Spring (Happy Children's Day, everyone!)

(Thanks to Wardrobe Guest, Bald Song, for his support! Thank you so much, Ah Xian!)

(It's Children's Day, and Ah Xian is going to buy a kids' meal. Who isn't a baby at heart?)
It's only a few tens of thousands of yuan!

This amount is a small sum for Viper Ming; he can simply pay it back.

But Black Tiger came up and demanded payment. Before he even opened his mouth, he admitted to the debt, meaning he would never have to stay in the underworld again.

"You memorized the numbers and then left? Are you kidding me?!"

"Ming the Viper, you're a coward, and so is the son you took in. He makes a mistake and then runs away. It's ridiculous!"

"You say wait, so I'll wait? Where's my face?"

Viper Ming's words were clearly a ploy to trick him. Black Tiger spat his cigarette butt on the ground and yelled, but a wicked plan immediately came to mind. He said with a sinister smile, "We're all brothers from the same sect. Viper Ming said the person is coming back, so let's wait until the person comes back."

"However, Guili Zhang is notoriously inhuman. If Bai Zhan doesn't show up, Guili Zhang will definitely go after Bai Zhan's parents."

"If Bai Zhan knew that his mother and sister had been sold to the horse stable to work as prostitutes, he would be very happy!"

Hearing this, even the shrewd and cunning Viper Ming couldn't hold back. He slapped the front desk, jumped up from the stool, and before he could even steady himself, he pointed his finger at Black Tiger's nose and yelled, "Damn it! Black Tiger, are you threatening your father?"

I'll fuck your mother!

"Go back and tell Guili Zhang to return the IOU to me, or I'll definitely give him two fire bottles to play with!"

Most of the people with the same surname are loan sharks. Loan sharks who are involved in loan sharking certainly wouldn't dare to offend the money launderers. At most, they would ask a senior figure in the underworld to come out and negotiate.

There's only one place known as the "Poisonous Snake's Den," and that's Ruixing Sparrow House. As long as the snakes haven't eaten their fill, they won't come to the water room to cause trouble.

"You dare to mess with my mother?! Viper Ming, you old bastard, do you really think you can protect yourself?"

"I'll give you three days. If I don't see Bai Zhan's number within three days, I'll definitely patronize Bai Zhan's mother and sister's business! Mother and daughter flowers! I've never played with them before!"

There's no point in arguing when you can't see eye to eye. Black Tiger didn't want to continue his rambling with Poisonous Snake Ming, so he stood up, glanced disdainfully at Poisonous Snake Ming and Lazy Ice, and prepared to leave the room.

Viper Ming's two henchmen blocked the entrance to Ruixing Mahjong Parlor, preventing the arrogant Black Tiger from leaving.

Hei Ahu looked at Si Jiu Zai blocking the door with disdain. He didn't stop and bumped into him with his shoulder.

Viper Ming was just Lao Sijiu, and his two henchmen were also Lao Sijiu's men.

He was a white paper fan, the head of the water room. He didn't believe that Poisonous Snake Ming would dare to attack him in the water room, a case of a subordinate rebelling against a superior.

The Hung Society is known for its strict rules; these eight words are no joke.

Black Tiger shoved aside Viper Ming's two underlings without giving them any face, turned around and gave Viper Ming a universally recognized hand gesture before turning away.

Carrying his bag, Mud Snail prepared to replicate the dashing moves of the big boss Bai Men and shove aside the two dogs blocking his way.

"Ah Ming, what's going on! We're all brothers from the same sect, and you've made such a mess of things. If the boss finds out, he'll punish you according to the family rules!"

In this battle, Viper Ming lost. Black Tiger was in the right. No matter what, Viper Ming still had to make his younger brother pay the price.

Lazy Ice spoke up at this moment to give Viper Ming a way out, so as not to make things too tense. Black Tiger was clearly a mad dog. If Hundred Slashes' mother and sister were really sold into the stable, Viper Ming would have no future in the business.

If he can't even handle his younger brother's troubles, who will follow Viper Ming in the future?

Viper Ming, his face contorted with rage, waved his hand, signaling his henchmen to let the man go.

Mud Snail smiled smugly, then left Ruixing Mahjong Hall to catch up with his boss.

"That damn bastard's getting cocky!"

Viper Ming, his face ashen, cursed under his breath, but he knew Black Tiger wasn't joking. He picked up the phone and left a message for Hundred Slash, telling him not to come out for the time being and to wait until he had dealt with the situation.

“You and Ah Sheng are good friends, like brothers. Go see him, and he’ll give you an explanation.”

"Black Tiger has been acting too recklessly lately! He's lost his bearings and he's bound to fall down sooner or later!"

Lazy Bing stood up, threw the pig's blood porridge into the trash can. This mess was a mess, and everyone had their own version of the truth. Even if it came to the boss, it would still be the venomous snake Ming's younger brother who would get a hundred cuts.

However, Black Tiger was indeed too arrogant, showing no brotherhood whatsoever. Most of the newly recruited gangsters were like that, not knowing how to back down. Such scoundrels usually couldn't last long.

But this has nothing to do with Lazy Bing. Lao Ding will continue to win the lottery, and after three years, he will be completely free. He can take the money Lao Ding promised and go back to Bangkok to live the life of a wealthy man. It's just that he has a good relationship with Poisonous Snake Ming and gave him a hint. As for whether Poisonous Snake Ming will actually go, he doesn't know. Lao Ding will wake up soon and will be going to see Lao Fu's White Eyebrows that night, so he has to serve him.

Viper Ming nodded, keeping Lazy Ice's words in mind, and prepared to go to Yau Ma Tei tonight to meet Handsome Sheng and talk things out.

Black Tiger stood by the roadside, stretched, and saw Mud Snail come out. He said smugly, "Poisonous Snake is clearly a coward. Just scare him and he'll go limp."

"Go to Bai Zhan's house tonight. If Bai Zhan's parents are sensible and keep their word, we'll let this matter go. If they aren't, we'll teach them a lesson."

Guili Zhang has already set a price; the amount recovered will be split 50/50.

Bai Zhan owes Guili Zhang 50,000 yuan, not including the interest for the overdue payment. Even if he tries to settle the score over tea, he still has to pay some interest. In other words, he can get at least 30,000 yuan.

Considering that Bai Zhan owes him, that's sixty or seventy thousand. But Du She Ming's face isn't worth sixty or seventy thousand.

“Boss, no matter what, Bai Zhan is still a traitor in the water room. If we go there, people will find something on us. If Lao Ding finds out, he will definitely be angry.”

Mud Snail felt something was amiss. In the world of gangsters, one must have a sense of loyalty. Pushing Hundred Slash too far would definitely cause trouble, and if Boss Ding found out, he would surely be furious.

"Sheng-ge won't be angry! He'll just call me powerful!"

"Opening a temple and setting up an incense altar requires money. Brother Sheng will understand my predicament!"

The gangsters always side with their relatives, not with what's right. Even if Handsome Sheng knew this, he could only try to smooth things over.

Hei Ahu glanced at the new gold Rolex on his wrist, realized it was almost time, patted his newly bought Mercedes-Benz, and told Niluo to get in.

Mud Snail opened the back door and invited the big boss to get in. Seeing that Black Tiger was already seated, he closed the door, got into the passenger seat, and had his henchman drive to Lu Yu Tea House.

Luk Yu Tea House is a gathering place for bosses. The environment is quiet, peaceful, and absolutely safe. Many shady things are done in Luk Yu Tea House.

Of course, this is only one aspect. Many of the now successful Chinese tycoons used to come to Luk Yu Tea House when they were young, emptying their pockets to drink a cup of expensive Pu'er tea. Even Li Ka-shing was no exception.

Pu'er tea is divided into different grades, with the lowest price being 30 yuan per cup and the highest being 500 yuan. Tea snacks are charged separately.

Twenty or thirty years ago, Pu'er tea was still made from broken tea leaves, and only foreigners and people of Manchu and Mongolian ethnicities would drink tea bricks.

Chinese people with status, such as those from Xiangshan and Ningbo, only drink green tea, mainly Longjing and Biluochun. Pu'er tea bricks are mostly served as free tea with meals at street stalls.

The dockworkers loved Pu'er tea, just like the rickshaw pullers in Beijing. This Pu'er tea, with added salt and sugar, was an early form of electrolyte drink that could help laborers quickly restore their energy and replenish the salt their bodies lacked.

The reason why people like Li Ka-shing come to Lu Yu Tea House to drink expensive tea is to find something to do.

Li Ka-shing's first job wasn't found with the help of his distant uncle, Zhuang Biao Wang. Instead, Li Ka-shing listened to his mother, took the only hundred dollars he had left at home, went to Lu Yu Tea House, and asked the waiter to find him a job.

Although we are all from Chao Fung, no one will vouch for you. You can only join the gangster-dominated union to do manual labor. You can't learn any skills at all. With only one hundred dollars left in his pocket, he was able to enter Taikoo to learn a trade as an apprentice.

Li Ka-shing speaks fluent English, which he also learned at Swire. After mastering the technology of plastic flowers, he emptied his savings of many years and asked a waiter at Luk Yu Tea House to help him secure the investment.

Although people voted for Li Ka-shing because his father-in-law and distant uncle were Zhuang Biao Wang, he wouldn't have been able to hold his own if he hadn't learned the skills from Taikoo.

Actually, it wasn't just Li Ka-shing; back then, Ying Tung-tsai also graduated from Queen's College. He changed jobs six times in a row before finally getting a job as a waiter at Luk Yu Tea House. He then connected with the Chinese secretary at Swire and worked under the Swire Chinese secretary's name.

These Chinese tycoons, after making their fortunes, did not forget their roots and would visit Luk Yu Tea House whenever they had time.

Besides, these tycoons are getting old, and they have top-notch Shunde chefs at home. They can't eat fresh seafood and big fish and meat dishes, so the dim sum at Luk Yu Tea House suits their tastes.

At the entrance of Luk Yu Tea House, there are welcoming staff standing around 24 hours a day. When they see a Mercedes-Benz with an unfamiliar license plate arrive, they quickly go up and open the car door.

Having experienced the treatment of a tycoon, Black Tiger felt very comfortable. He took out his wallet, ordered a flower crab that had been prepared in advance, and arrogantly tossed it to the welcoming waiter.

The waiter looked at the banknotes in his hand and cursed inwardly, "Trying to act rich when you have no money!"

Unbeknownst to the waiter at Lu Yu Tea House who was cursing under his breath, Hei A Hu ordered another red snapper, tossed it through the passenger window, and said to Mud Snail, who was about to get out of the car, "Let's find a place to have dinner."

"My boss called me to talk about taking possession of the property. He might be a little late, but he'll come back to pick me up in an hour."

"I know! Call me if you need anything!"

Mud Snail put the banknotes away, glanced at the magnificent Lu Yu Tea House, and nodded. He felt a little regretful, after all, he had never been inside Lu Yu Tea House since he was a child. He then told the driver to leave.

(End of this chapter)