Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 586, Section 176: Sending the Buddha to the West

"Professor J, you're a big shot. All sorts of gangs are asking about your whereabouts."

"You're lucky. I don't run a noodle stall business. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn't have been able to leave this villa."

"Old Ghost Deng said he'd support Blackie Ah Hu, and he'd take care of all his troubles and the Lian Sheng Group. Go find Old Ghost Deng, don't you have his phone number? Say so earlier! I'll give it to you."

"I'm not afraid of those three rotten maggots, Ghost Hand, Roast Chicken, and Silly Lucky, but I wonder if Ninth Sister can handle them?"

"How about this, I'll offer you a huge discount. If you can take down Black Tiger, Ninth Sister, I'll give you the territory in Wenmingli and let your Number Gang enter Yau Ma Tei."

"Now let's see if you have the guts!"

Roast Chicken, Ghost Hand, and Silly Lucky—these three red sticks are all cut out to be restaurant owners.

He's exceptionally intelligent and skilled in martial arts; even if a madman were to step in, he might not be able to easily defeat him.

Besides, the big boss of Shaoji and Guishou is the eldest brother of the sect. If he beats up the younger one, the older one will definitely stand up and cause a lot of trouble!

Ninth Sister relies on her father's reputation as a "Shrimp King" to fight the Fuxing Gang and the Dragon Tiger Martial Artists. But when it comes to real fighting, she goes crazy and becomes completely useless!

In the end, all the heroes and heroines of the martial world come down to fists. Ninth Sister is a prince, and her father has already given her all she could, which is why the martial world in her eyes is so beautiful and full of poetry.

But in the eyes of Chi Mengli and his fellow peasants, the martial world was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Whether to advance or retreat, they had to think carefully, or they would surely lose their lives.

Thinking of this, Chi Mengli lost interest. He lit another cigarette and looked at the two idiots in front of him, becoming impatient.

Ninth Sister's face turned ashen. Only the truth could break a person's defenses. Old Ghost Deng demanded ten million in compensation, payable in installments. If they couldn't reach an agreement, they would start fighting, and then no one would be able to do business.

Many leaders of the various branches within the Xiaozi Group disagreed with the idea of ​​standing up for Professor J. They felt that since no one had received any benefits from the pork (a metaphor for the benefits of the fight), they were being asked to stand up and fight against Wo Luen Shing. No one would agree to that.

Dad disagreed with making a big production because no one would follow. He and Lian Sheng now had the advantage of timing, location, and people. He told Dad to go find Sha Dan Xiong and wipe out Hei A Hu's entire family. As for the goods, just throw them into the sea.

"Black Tiger hasn't switched sides yet. He's still using your Handsome Winner's name to do things. If something happens to the younger brother, the boss of the Bai family will definitely step up to take the blame."

Today, when she came to cause trouble, Ninth Sister was just focusing on this point. She partnered with Black Tiger because Black Tiger carries the name of Handsome Sheng. Otherwise, this good deal of a 30% profit share wouldn't have gone to this loser.

"I told you to hit me, but you didn't dare. I even drew a line for you, but you still didn't dare to move. You're such a coward!"

"Fine! I'm really scared of you!"

"What do you propose?"

Chi Mengli urged Ninth Sister to speak quickly and not delay her own affairs.

"Yau Ma Tei, you handsome guy are practically turning your place into a monopoly. Three noodle stalls are a bit too few. How about this, add me to the mix, and we'll have four happy events!"

Pork is chemically synthesized. The professor's methods are so advanced that he doesn't even use ephedrine. Even if he did use ephedrine, it wouldn't be a problem. There are plenty of farms on the high seas islands near Hong Kong that grow ephedrine, using glass greenhouses and hydroponics.

Progress has also been made in the artificial synthesis of ephedrine, so the 21st century will definitely be the era of chemically synthesized products.

Professor J's Fire Phoenix, while not as pure or safe as Professor A's Blue Blood, is cheaper.

Now, in Yau Tsim Mong, only Yau Ma Tei has few noodle stalls. But the number gang in Yau Ma Tei only has two flags on one street, so they can only rent space.

Since Handsome Sheng violated the rules of the underworld, Ninth Sister naturally had to lower the price.

Ultimately, fighting and killing are not the goal, but merely a means; the goal is to discuss business and ways to make money.

"Holy crap! Wait for me here!"

Seeing that Ninth Sister had been circling around the issue, Chi Mengli finally got to the point. She sat up straight, put down her crossed legs, sneered, and continued, "You think you can just add a seat like that?"

"Are you in charge of Yau Ma Tei now?"

"However, Civilization is indeed lacking a drug dealer. Your number gang's drug dealers have been secretly crossing the line to distribute their drugs in Civilization. I've thrown several of them into the sea to join the small fish and shrimp, but your number gang is still incorrigible. You're really pathetic!"

"Adding one more spot is possible, but the deposit is ten million, and the rent is one hundred thousand per week. Can you handle it?"

Ninth Sister is clearly a sucker, and we're determined to rip her off completely. Chi Mengli offers an exorbitant price to see if Ninth Sister will take the bait.

Ninth Sister glanced at Professor J beside her, and seeing that Professor J nodded affirmatively, she said, "Sure! Ten million worth of contaminated rice, Brother Sheng, you have your own channels, you don't need my help!"

"To show my sincerity, I can help you take down Black Tiger as a gift!"

If the goods are lost, they're lost! That's how it is with shipping; something goes wrong five out of ten times! But taking over the noodle stall business in Temple Street is a sure-fire way to make money. In just three to five months, we can recoup the losses from the previous batch of goods.

“We’re not close enough to commit murder together in public. Nobody can touch him until Black Tiger has personally said he’s switched sides.”

"Anyone who dares to touch Black Tiger, I'll send him to meet the King of Hell!"

Black Tiger can't die now; it's not time for him to die yet. If he gets killed, the whole show won't be fun!

"Let's not talk about this disgusting stench anymore! Ninth Miss, I have a business deal to do with you. I wonder if you have a big appetite? Can you swallow all the goods in one go?"

Dan Sijie called early in the morning, saying that Renekton had called her to wish her a Happy New Year and they had discussed China's five thousand years of history.

Five thousand!
It should be fifty million!
Otherwise, these two foreigners from the same ancestral home wouldn't have had the time or inclination to discuss Chinese civilization together on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The goods in Warehouse No. 15 at Wanchai Ferry Pier are indeed worth 50 million. If there were sales channels, selling them for 100 million wouldn't be a problem.

Rather than destroying them in a fire, it's better to sell them to make up for everyone's losses.

However, Wen Tianchuan's case is not yet closed, and the goods are still stored in Guanlou's warehouse. Even if Renekton had the greatest courage, he would not dare to make a move now.

Therefore, when Renekton talks about China's 5,000-year history, he is probably referring to Taikoo Ferry Pier, not Wanchai Ferry Pier.

It seems that Renekton is dissatisfied with the pace of his work and wants to speed things up.

Even on the first day of the Lunar New Year, there's no free time; we still have to work overtime like crazy. It's inhumane!
The number gang has always controlled the smuggling trade route. North of the border, there is a large demand for household appliances, washing machines, electric fans, and televisions, and they accept all orders.

The warehouses privately owned at Taikoo Wharf are mostly filled with household appliances.

Hundreds of thousands of home appliances are enough to destroy a well-functioning market. If this batch of goods enters Europe, all of Europe's low-end home appliance manufacturers will declare bankruptcy within a week.

But the situation is different on the mainland north of the border. Order is being restored there, wages are rising, and hundreds of thousands of household appliances won't make a big splash; they won't even be enough for a province's needs.

Ninth Sister didn't know what kind of big business Handsome Sheng was talking about, but she was still very interested. As long as it could make money, she would accept any offer.

"My appetite is enormous, a bottomless pit, insatiable! I'll eat as much as you can get!"

Ninth Sister said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Having confidence is a good thing!"

“I currently have hundreds of thousands of home appliances that need to be transported to the sea overnight. The operation must be carried out quietly, and there cannot be more than three cargo ships on the sea.”

"As for the location, I think you two, Ninth Sister and Professor J, will never forget it. My bottom line for these hundreds of thousands of home appliances is seventy million. If it's less than that, I'll go find Shenxian Jin."

"The business that your number accomplices do is also what our water room does, but the commission that Shenxianjin demands is just too much, and I don't want to be ripped off."

Chi Mengli raised his wrist, glanced at the time, and urged Ninth Sister to make a decision quickly, as he still needed to go to Ruixing Sparrow Pavilion for the spring banquet.

"Even if it were hundreds of thousands of home appliances, it wouldn't be worth seventy million!"

"To maximize profits and avoid crashing market prices, we have to release goods in batches."

"It can take anywhere from six months to two or three years. Warehouse maintenance and security are all a lot of money. In the end, I might only make a little bit of money from shipping."

Inside the Taikoo Wharf, Ninth Sister had a general idea of ​​how much cargo each store carried, because most of the owners of these warehouses were her business partners.

The Number Gang has been operating on the smuggling route north for a long time. When the Prince took over the Number Gang, which was in such a mess, he sent his trusted henchmen to open a branch in Guangzhou in order to stabilize morale, all for the sake of the smuggling route.

The goods in the warehouse are worth at most a little over 50 million, and my bottom line is 60 million.

But secretly taking goods from the bosses can lead to big trouble. These bosses, who usually act like smiling Buddhas, will turn into wrathful demons once their interests are harmed.

If Handsome Sheng doesn't have a way to get out of this mess, Ninth Sister won't participate in this business.

“My bottom line is 66 million. I’ll take care of the rest.”

Chi Mengli voluntarily lowered the price and stated that he would handle the remaining troubles.

"I will pay a deposit of 20 million yuan first, cash on delivery. If nothing happens after a month, I will pay another 20 million yuan. If things are calm after two months, I will settle the balance."

Ninth Sister also offered her price, her eyes fixed on the handsome Sheng sitting opposite her.

"make a deal!"

"Pay with one hand and deliver with the other hand."

Chi Mengli nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Ninth Sister and Handsome Sheng had finished their business deal, Professor J, who was sitting to the side, steered the conversation toward the mud snail buyers, as she now needed to know who to settle accounts with.

"I don't know the exact name, but someone told me that the person who bought the goods was a very cheerful young man."

"This is the pager number; it should be able to help you!"

Mud Snail didn't know the buyer's real name, or even his nickname; he only knew his pager number.

Chi Mengli had already sent the pager number to Guo Guohao via fax. After Guo Guohao's investigation, he only managed to scrape out the messages between the two parties and did not obtain any other useful information.

These disposable pagers are sold in convenience stores and are impossible to track or lock down.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend!

If we sell this information to Professor J, he will definitely seek justice for the goods he lost.

"This is a pager number, and there's also a message I got from the pager company's internal line."

"But this is paid material. Professor J, you'll need to pay a sum of money—five hundred thousand, no bargaining!"

There's no such thing as a free lunch. Chi Mengli casually quoted a price that wasn't outrageous. In fact, even if he had asked for one million or two million, Professor J would have agreed.

The entire financial coffers of the professor team all went to Professor J, a fortune that this scoundrel could never spend in ten lifetimes.

"Sure, the quantity you requested will be available at your antique shop before tonight."

Professor J readily agreed to Chi Mengli's offer.

"Here is all the information. Take it back and look at it at your leisure. I won't keep you two any longer."

Chi Mengli stood up and left the reception room. He was going to change his clothes to attend the spring banquet in the water room.

Xi Ren, who was still in the reception room, opened the safe in front of Ninth Sister and Professor J, took out the information that Professor J wanted, and handed it to Professor J.

"Thank you!"

"My godfather is fairly fair. It's not uncommon for him to switch allegiances, but I didn't expect you to choose a gangster!"

Professor J thanked him, while also expressing his confusion.

"There are some things you just don't understand! Choosing a big shot is like choosing stocks; you have to choose stocks with real strength and long-term growth potential! The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's nearing dusk!"

"Professor J, you can't possibly be unaware of this principle! Your boss and your sister-in-law both managed to knock Song Sheng out of the game. Song Ci is Song Sheng's biological daughter, but so what? She still ended up in the hands of the cops!"

"I have a lot to do today, so I won't see you out. Maca, please see them out!"

There are some truths that Professor J can't understand, no matter how you explain them. Xi Ren called for the maid and asked her to escort Ninth Sister and Professor J out.

Dressed neatly, Chi Mengli stood by the window, watching Ninth Sister and Professor J leave.

Xi Ren walked into the bedroom, stood next to Chi Mengli, thought for two seconds, and said, "Fifty million! It's not a lot, but it's not a little either. I can tighten my belt from other places and find some silver."

"There's no need to touch the goods at Taikoo Wharf. Right now, with the foreigners blocking our way, these bosses will swallow their anger, but once the foreigners leave, we'll be left to bear the resentment ourselves!"

Walking a tightrope isn't scary, but walking a tightrope in everything you do is!

The situation already looks like a sure win; there's no need to jeopardize it further! At least not now!

"You're wrong! I was talking to Renekton about a completely different business deal!"

"This deal involved Swire Ports. The message Rickton conveyed to me through the monofilament knot was actually an inquiry about how I sold Swire Ports' private warehouse and how I would split the profits!"

As Chi Mengli corrected her mistaken idea, Xiren felt a chill run down her spine and her scalp tingle.

"It seems that Renekton has already reached an agreement with Swire Group. He has secured the land clearing and demolition business at Swire Wharf!"

"I'm just a poor soul, born to do errands and odd jobs. I can only do my best to the end and see things through to the end!"

(End of this chapter)