Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 510, 100: Floor Price
"Ah Sheng, congratulations! Congratulations!"

Lazy Ice first congratulated Chi Mengli, then reached into his money bag and carefully checked it. Seeing that there were no items inside, he nodded to Chi Mengli and said, "Asheng, I'll go and inform them."

"Wait me a moment!"

After finishing speaking, Lazy Ice handed the soup bowl back to Chi Mengli, turned around, and went into Shenxian Jin's office.

Less than a minute later, Lazy Ice came out of the office, waved to Chi Mengli, and let the two of them in.

"Old Ding, I've come to see you! I also bought your favorite Tianjiu Wings."

Chi Mengli carried the Tianjiu Wings into the office and saw Shenxian Jin arranging a tea tray. She greeted her loudly.

"Borrow a cop and make him your female cop, and you become a completely different person!"

"Sounds strong! Loud! Impressive!"

“Ah Cong is here too. Sit down and try my new tea.”

Shenxian Jin asked the three young men who were standing to find chairs to sit on, while she continued to fiddle with the tea set.

Chi Mengli pulled up a chair, sat down, sighed dramatically, and said, "Old Ding, you must be joking with me!"

"The police went too far this time; they were trying to destroy me."

"It was just a fleeting romance. Who would have thought that this ghost woman was a cop, and Lao Quan was also a scoundrel. He was from a sunset gang and didn't dare to support himself, so he sold her to the East Union Society. None of the scoundrels in the East Union Society could fight."

"Punch his mother!"

Chi Mengli cursed under her breath, but she was also quite helpless.

Shenxian Jin chuckled but didn't reply. He thought that Liangzai Sheng, that good-for-nothing, was full of wicked thoughts. He had kept this policewoman around because he was definitely up to something. He had to be careful around this good-for-nothing.

The tea was quickly prepared. Shenxian Jin first served a cup to Chi Mengli, then to Acong, and finally to Langui Bing. After the four of them finished their tea, he spoke up and said, "Asheng, you came to see me and even brought me a bowl of Tianjiu Wings."

"They must be in trouble!"

"Once you're in the Hongmen, you'll light incense in the water room. Then we're all family, like brothers. Speak your mind. If I can handle it, I'll take care of it."

Seeing that Shenxian Jin had spoken, Chi Mengli also put down his teacup and stopped hiding anything. He first nodded to Acong and asked Acong to take out the gifts from the bag.

Ah Cong tore open the bag without hesitation and took out stacks of fake silver paper gold bulls, neatly stacking them on his desk.

"Old Ding, this is a New Year's gift for you. It's a small token of our appreciation from Ah Cong. Ah Cong will get the lion's share, which means he'll have a bright future. Please take good care of Ah Cong!"

Chi Mengli stood up, picked up a stack of banknotes, took out a few from different positions, and spread them out in front of Shenxian Jin.

As an expert, Shen Xianjin noticed the number at first glance, but he didn't make a fuss. Instead, he picked up a paper, flicked it with his finger, and the brand-new silver paper made a dull sound.

It's not even third-grade paper, the circuit board is blurry, and the color-changing ink is mixed well enough that most people wouldn't notice.

The only problem is that it's too heavy! Compared to the same version of the Taurus, this one is at least two grams heavier.

Shenxianjin put down the one in her hand, picked up another one, flicked it again, and found that the problem was the same; it was from the same batch of goods.

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent. Shen Xianjin tossed the banknotes onto the table, coughed, and said with a smile, "Are these all for me?"

"Ah Sheng, my teeth aren't very good, I think I might not be able to digest all this birthday gift from you."

"This pile of money is going to take two or three years to get rid of. But time waits for no one. Let alone two or three years, the Commercial Crime Investigation Department will come knocking on our door as soon as this batch of goods shows up for a week."

"It's a small-scale operation, so small that I still won't be able to manage it by my 80th birthday."

“Ah Sheng, the fact that you gave me such a large amount of gold means you’ve found a gold nugget, but gold nuggets aren’t easy to digest.”

Shenxian Jin coughed and spoke in a sarcastic tone, then picked up Tianjiu Wings and stirred it continuously with a spoon.

Tian Jiu Chi picked it up, which means there's something to talk about. He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding; Shen Xian Jin is an old hand at this, he couldn't possibly not understand this principle.

Chi Mengli chuckled inwardly, knowing that Shenxianjin was trying to lower the price, and immediately said, "Old Master, your belly is like the alchemy furnace of Laozi. Even meteorite iron from outer space can be refined into molten iron."

“This pile of waste is worthless, Ah Cong and I both know that, but as for how much profit can be squeezed out of this pile of waste paper, we two laymen have absolutely no idea.”

"Old Ding, you're a thoroughbred, an expert in everything. You're teaching us newbies, so that when we go out into the world, we won't lose face for the water room."

Chi Mengli truly had no idea how much real money this pile of waste could be exchanged for, because different industries are like different worlds, and the water room itself wouldn't have a unified exchange standard.

After all, they were doing something that could cost them their lives and land them in jail. If the Commercial Crime Investigation Department found out about it in black and white, everyone would be in trouble.

To put it bluntly, Chi Mengli's visit today is to seek out the immortal Jin as her master and learn martial arts.

"Hey! You, Robin, are such a loser! Your judgment is terrible! You're such a talented horse, and you didn't even bother to cultivate it. You're such a failure!"

"I heard you've been mailing checks to your sister-in-law every month lately. That damn Dazhi, when he drew the Hong check, his legs went weak. He fired eight shots, but not a single peanut hit Greyhound Seven. He was riddled with bullets."

"Even for such a loser, you stood up for him, waived his debts, gave Dazhi's parents a fruit market, and sent them a resettlement allowance during holidays."

"Push to the street!"

"Ah Sheng, you're too soft-hearted. You're too good to your underlings. You need to be careful, lest they turn around and bite you!"

When it comes to navigating the underworld, Shenxian Jin is considered a leader among gangsters. In fact, most of the well-known Hongmen bosses in the underworld today are people who have fallen on hard times and become outlaws.

Otherwise, just learning how to entertain guests and give gifts would take three to five years.

Shenxian Jin Lao Dou is a merchant from Guangzhou. Deng Bo is a grandson of the third branch of the Deng family, while Deng Qi is a grandson of the eldest branch. When Deng Qi sees Deng Bo, he has to call him Uncle. The two are about the same age, but Deng Bo is a whole generation older than Deng Qi.

Four-Eyed Dragon is the heir apparent, Wong Sang of Wo Hop To. His father was a senior detective who protected Kowloon City back then and was also a big shot in the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce.

If gangsters don't use their brains and only think about fighting and killing to rise to power, they'll die in the gutter sooner or later.

Shenxian Jin gave Chi Mengli a few words of advice, took a sip of Tianjiu Wings, and continued, "This pile of waste paper can only be considered half a grade."

"Don't think the gang is corrupt. They'll sell for at most two weeks, and the rest will either be burned or thrown into the sea to feed the fish!"

(End of this chapter)