Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

The Royal Hong Kong Police Force has consistently claimed that Hong Kong has excellent public security and is one of the safest cities in Asia. Whether anyone believes this is another matter, but at that time in 1982, Hong Kong was indeed relatively strict in its gun control.

Once a shooting occurs, the police force will take it to the highest level of importance.

The section of Tsuen Kam Road has been completely blocked off by the police, with police tape on both sides and uniformed police officers keeping reporters and onlookers out.

A series of horn blasts rang out, and Wang Yaotang's convoy slowly came to a stop. The car doors opened, and about forty security guards jumped out menacingly, instantly clearing the surrounding area.

The crowd dispersed, and the uniformed policeman looked at the approaching security guards with a wary expression, his hand unconsciously reaching for his holster. Someone quickly ran inside to notify someone of higher rank.

The reporters also consciously dispersed, and on tiptoe they quickly spotted Wang Yaotang in the crowd. Immediately, someone excitedly approached him.

This person is very willing to be interviewed.

"Step back! Step back!" Security guards immediately stepped forward to block the person. "The boss is not giving interviews today!"

Wang Yaotang glanced at it and then ignored it. Just as he reached the defensive line, the chief inspector leading the team arrived.

"I am Wang Yaotang, and I would like to go in and take a look."

The chief inspector frowned. "This is against the rules."

"It was our leader who was attacked," Wang Yaotang said expressionlessly.

The chief inspector let out a soft sigh. "Alright, only you. Don't disturb the scene."

"Don't worry, I know the rules." Wang Yaotang glanced at the Fourth Master and the others who had followed him, then reached out and lifted the yellow line before going inside.

Seeing the seven men walk in, the chief inspector ultimately said nothing and followed them. The rules, in fact, were quite flexible…

“Based on our assessment, the attackers came from here.” The chief inspector pointed to the fork in the road and then to the crash site, saying, “Because the first car was clearly unprepared when it was attacked, there weren’t even any tire marks left on the ground; it just drove straight onto the sidewalk. So we conclude that the attackers appeared suddenly.”

"This is where they launched the attack. Based on the scattered shell casings, we determine that there were two attackers in total. They..."

“He’s not a professional killer, nor a mercenary,” A-Jie suddenly interjected.

Everyone looked at him. A-Jie puffed out his chest, walked to the Mercedes that had crashed to the side of the road, squatted down, and poked the hole in the car. "It's confirmed. Pure amateur. He fired the gun while tucked under his arm."

The chief inspector looked at Ah Jie with surprise, "How are you sure?"

“Bullet marks.” A-Jie gestured a standard shooting action. “If someone has received professional training, when shooting at a target inside a vehicle like this, the trajectory should be angled downwards. This bullet hole is almost a straight line. It’s obviously learned from a movie.”

Wang Yaotang looked at Aji, and Aji smiled and nodded.

Ah Jie turned and walked back to the road, looking at the scattered shell casings and tire tracks on the ground. "His marksmanship is terrible. He couldn't even hit the driver within 5 meters. He obviously hasn't received professional training. He was also very flustered when he was shooting."

"Was Grandpa shot in the front of the chest or the back?" Ah Jie asked the chief inspector.

"The bullet entered from the lower back, and the other man was shot in the right temple," the chief inspector said immediately, his gaze towards A-Jie filled with respect—this was professionalism…

Wait, this is a fucking 'company' member?
I lost it!

“Grandpa was just unlucky. If he had run into it directly, he probably wouldn’t have been hurt.” Ah Jie looked at Wang Yaotang. “It must have been one of their own people who did it.”

Fourth Master and the others exchanged glances but remained silent.

Wang Yaotang patted Ah Jie on the shoulder and nodded to the Chief Inspector, "Thanks, please give my regards to Inspector Ren."

"You... okay." The chief inspector wanted to ask more but then shut his mouth.

After leaving the scene, Wang Yaotang and the others switched to a Toyota Hiace. A-Jie said in a deep voice, "It must be that bastard Hai the Boxer, otherwise how could he know which road to take to the east of Tigu?"

“Not necessarily.” The four-eyed man shook his head. “He always takes this route. If you keep an eye on him for a few days, you’ll know. This isn’t like a drug trafficking operation. If he were to constantly change his route, even the Governor of Hong Kong would know which route he takes every day within three days, let alone the head of the Bone East.

"So you mean it was done by an outsider?" A-Jie frowned.

"It's hard to say." The four-eyed guy glanced at Wang Yaotang. "Recently, the underworld has been looking down on us. There are too many people who want us to get into trouble. It's just that we always bring a lot of people with us when we go out, and unless they kill us all at once, they will fight to the death as long as one of us is alive. That's why no one dares to make a move against us."

"They're stagnating and clinging to the past, and now they're not letting me develop either! What kind of logic is that?!" Wang Yaotang cursed.

Ah Wei chuckled. "I went to the set to pick up Ye Tong a couple of days ago and ran into Chen Huimin and Da B. We had dinner together. They complained a lot about you, Yao Ge, saying there's a lot of resentment down there."

"You're not really interested in Ye Tong, are you?" A-Jie asked with a grin. "You even went to the film set to pick her up."

"He seems like a nice person, I feel pretty good about him," Awei said with a smile. "We'll see how it goes."

"Can we stop talking about women for now and show some respect for the deceased? He was a grandfather, after all!" The bespectacled guy looked speechless. "Brother Yao, what do we do? We don't have any evidence right now."

"What evidence do you need? Do you think you're a cop?" Ah Jie scoffed.

"Nonsense, if you don't have evidence, who are you going to take revenge on? You can't just kill people randomly," the four-eyed guy retorted.

“Uh…” A-Jie scratched his hair and turned to look at Wang Yaotang.

“It doesn’t matter anymore.” Wang Yaotang shook his head. “Actually, it doesn’t matter who did it anymore. The fact that Da Niu and the others didn’t come already says it all. I don’t believe the traffic jam thing. The mastermind behind it all just wants 'Shengyi' to fall apart.”

"Grandpa is dead, and the branches below have gone their separate ways. I can only control a maximum of four branches. Even if they are reorganized, it will be a 'new Shengyi,' which is equivalent to starting all over again."

"Ha, such a traditional way of thinking. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't have been able to do anything. The company is in complete chaos, and it will take a lot of effort to stabilize it again. They just never thought that I would flip the table."

"Aze, walkie-talkie." Wang Yaotang took it, switched channels, and said, "Calling headquarters, this is Wang Yaotang. What's the situation?"

“Boss.” Liu Weichen’s voice came through, “After Quan Wanghai took the person to the hospital, he was confirmed dead. After the police arrived at the scene, they took the driver and Quan Wanghai and others back to make statements. After Quan Wanghai came out, he went to the hospital. Ti Gu Dong’s body is there. He is handling the funeral arrangements.”

Wang Yaotang nodded. Boxing King Hai was a disciple of the Eastern School of Bone-Picking and was present at the scene. He had to handle the aftermath. "Are Da Niu, Shou Gu Long, and the others here?"

"Yes." "Okay, I understand."

"Brother Yao, where are we going now?" Sha Ze asked.

“If we go to the hospital, we should at least see Tigu Dong,” Wang Yaotang asked. “Where are Dazhao and the others now?”

"I don't know, maybe he's at home?" Aji said.

"Aze, call the Hailiwan team to assemble and go to the hospital."

"Okay." Sha Ze gave the order, and someone immediately called their pager number.

When the convoy arrived at the hospital, Wang Yaotang, A-Jie, and A-Ji got out of the car and joined Fourth Master and the others, heading straight to the hospital morgue. A-Wei and Four-Eyes went back to the company to handle other matters.

There were quite a few police officers near the morgue, all looking warily at the thugs gathered in the square in front of the morgue. When Wang Yaotang and his group of more than forty people arrived, it immediately caused another commotion.

With over 3 members, the Sheng Yi gang is second only to the Big Four in terms of influence on Hong Kong Island. The death of the old man in a gun attack is a major event on Hong Kong Island. The police took the news very seriously and deployed hundreds of officers inside and outside the hospital. Two teams from the Special Duties Unit were also dispatched, in case anything else happened.

Wang Yaotang looked around and beckoned Sha Ze over, "Let Li Wan and the others wait outside. Just keep an eye on Da Niu and the others."

The black-clad security guards leading the way charged into the crowd rather aggressively, shoving aside anyone blocking their path without any gentleness.

Although they are all "Sheng Yi Zai", these security guards do not actually consider people from other gangs as their own.

Amidst the chaotic shouts and curses, a path was cleared, and Wang Yaotang and his companions entered the morgue with grim faces.

The hospital security guards were now cornered, and the morgue was filled with people from the three gangs.

"What are you all doing blocking this place? Get out!" Fourth Master shouted from outside the door.

Wang Yaotang couldn't possibly squeeze in; it was too unsafe.

A subordinate informed Boxing King Hai and the others. After a chaotic commotion inside, a group of people rushed out. Sha Ze ordered his men to guard the door, and seven or eight security guards went in beforehand to confirm that it was safe. Only then did Wang Yaotang step inside.

Boxing King Hai, Da Niu, Skinny Dragon, Big Mouth Wen... There are nine big bosses from three gangs, plus their trusted underlings, totaling nearly 30 people in the morgue.

"They arrived quickly." Wang Yaotang looked around and chuckled.

"Hey, Caishen Yao, what do you mean!" Da Niu said with a stern face, "I rushed over here after receiving news that Grandpa had been attacked."

"Yes, we're not like you, so eagerly waiting for the election, so of course we'll be there a little later."

"God of Wealth Yao, Grandpa has been murdered. It's not appropriate for you to make sarcastic remarks here."

"Some people can't wait."

One person said something, another said something, and everyone's eyes were on Wang Yaotang.

“You remind me of a creature, goblins.” Wang Yaotang looked around. “Goblins are greedy, cruel, filthy, and have low intelligence. If there is only one goblin, they are very timid, but if many goblins gather together, they will show extraordinary boldness.”

“When I read the novel before, I never really had a clear sense of the story, but you’ve shown me that now.”

"Cai Shenyao, what the hell did you say?!"

"You want to take over right after Grandpa died?!"

Wang Yaotang didn't want to waste any more time with them. "Fourth Master, let's leave Uncle Dong's body here for now. Don't rush the funeral arrangements. He always hoped that 'Shengyi' could flourish, but I will give him a grand and dignified funeral."

After saying that, Wang Yaotang turned and left.

"Ah Yao, Ah Yao..." Fourth Master called out a few times, but Wang Yaotang walked away without turning his head. Seeing this, he could only stomp his foot angrily.

"Fourth Master, you see, he doesn't treat us like his own people at all," Boxing King Hai said loudly.

"Yeah, who does he think he is? Does Shengyi have the final say now?"

"He thought he was the boss even before he was chosen."

"Fourth Master, you must stand up for justice! We are not satisfied with this."

"Yes, I disagree!"

The morgue was in a mess. Fourth Master stood beside the corpse of Tigu Dong, head bowed and silent.

How did things turn out this way? If you could imagine it, you would...

……

After leaving the morgue, Wang Yaotang looked at Sha Ze and said, "Have the command center keep an eye on Da Niu and the other two."

"Aji, contact the Hai Brigade and have everyone assemble. After they split up, bring the person back to me alive!"

"The police are keeping a close eye on us now, wouldn't it be inappropriate to use a gun?" Aji said hesitantly.

"If things were to go smoothly after Grandpa was shot, wouldn't he die with his eyes open in disgrace? The police actually know very well that as long as ordinary people aren't affected, no one really cares how many thugs die. At worst, they'll just launch a crackdown on organized crime. Since some people don't want peace and quiet, then let them have it."

Wang Yaotang took a deep breath. "Hong Kong is just our starting point, so there are some things that need to be settled."

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P.S.: Recommending a book

In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era (End of this chapter)