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

In all the border villages, smuggling is rampant. The reason Shenxianjin was able to hide here is because the smuggling business has many connections with this village, so it wasn't difficult for Gao Laofa to get a boat to cross the sea overnight.

With a battery-powered lamp, we took a small four-wheeled vehicle from the village and traveled for more than an hour to reach Futian. There is a long stretch of mangrove forest near the sea, which is full of snakes, insects, rodents and ants, making the situation complicated. However, since it's smuggling, there was already a cleared path. We covered our heads and faces with gauze and wore boots. After traveling through the forest for more than half an hour, we finally arrived at the seaside.

A fishing boat was hidden in a recessed area of ​​the woods. After untying the tarpaulin, they poured in diesel fuel, pushed it more than 100 meters out, started the engine, and headed towards Tianshuiwei on the opposite bank with a rattling sound.

Tin Shui Wai has many fishing villages, and smuggling has been going on for over a century. Soft drink factories often ship their goods through this area, so Gao Laofa is quite familiar with it.

After thanking the other party, I got off the boat, knocked on the door of a grocery store, bought some food, and asked the owner to help me find a car to Kowloon. In villages like this, those who can run grocery stores are local bigwigs or leaders of local gangs. It was already past midnight, and if I wanted to get things done, I could only go through them.

"Walking alone at night like this? Are you crazy? Nobody's going to take you. Find a hotel to stay in and take a minibus tomorrow." The owner impatiently shooed them away.

Even after being insulted, Gao Laofa wasn't angry. He reached out and made a 'Hongmen' handprint, saying, "We're all from the same martial arts world, please do me a favor."

The shop owner looked him up and down. "What's your business name?"

"My older brother is a heartthrob for Chan Wai-man."

"Call your older brother," the boss said, pointing to the phone.

"Okay." The tall guy sent the message and picked up the phone to dial, but the boss reached out and pressed his hand down. "Ha, I believe you. 1000 yuan."

"Alright!" Tall man smiled and withdrew his hand, then took out a large gold bull bill from his pocket and slapped it on the counter.

HK$1000, and that's only because of the Hongmen community. Otherwise, who would take you there in the middle of the night? What if you ran into robbers?

After waiting for more than twenty minutes, a Toyota pulled up in front of the grocery store. Gao Laofa thanked him and then went out to open the door and get in the car.

They chatted casually along the way. The driver was a man of the underworld, and the recent troubles involving Sheng Yi and the soda factory were the latest topic of conversation. The driver kept talking non-stop, foaming at the mouth. Gao Laofa couldn't tell if he was telling the truth or not, but the soda factory seemed to be on its last legs, which was heartbreaking to hear.

No, I must see Wang Yaotang tonight!
If it's any later, he's afraid he won't get a good price.

As for calling for action and turning the tide, Gao Laofa never even considered it. His boss, the Immortal Jin, was still alive, so it was never his turn to take over.

But it's good to be alive; only when you're alive do you have value!

When they arrived at Tsuen Wan, Gao Laofa finally breathed a sigh of relief. He found a phone booth, took out the coins he had exchanged at the grocery store, and dialed a number, saying, "I'm looking for your brother Min."

"Who are you?"

"Tall guy, get it."

The person on the other end was clearly taken aback. "Tall guy from the soda factory, let's see!"
A jumble of thoughts flooded his mind, but as the younger brother, he knew that the more he knew, the faster he would die. He dared not ask any more questions, left a message saying "wait" and turned to find his elder brother.

Hearing his younger brother whisper in his ear, Chen Huimin was stunned. Wasn't this bastard running away with the Immortal Brocade?
He suddenly called me so late...

We definitely have to accept it.

“Brother Zhou, I’m sorry, a friend called and asked me for help. What do you think…” Chen Huimin looked up and said to a bald man next to him.

“Brother Min, go ahead and get busy. You’ve been with us brothers all day. We can’t let this interfere with important matters. Everyone in the underworld knows how chivalrous and righteous Brother Min is,” the bald man said with a smile.

"Then I'll be going now. We'll continue tomorrow." Chen Huimin said with a smile as she stood up.

As he walked out of the private room, Chan Wai-man pondered the situation. Having worked his way up from the police force to the underworld, Chan Wai-man's motto was to make more friends and fewer enemies, and never to stand out. After quickly considering the matter, he answered the phone.

"Tall guy?"

"Yes, Brother Min, could we meet privately? I have something to ask of you."

Sure enough, Chen Huimin had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on and agreed with a smile, "My brother is being so polite to me. I'll go there right now."

"Tsuen Wan..."

She called a few of her underlings, drove two cars out, and started making plans on the way.

Wang Yaotang's methods were indeed brilliant; he crippled the soda factory in a short time, and the police took advantage of the situation. However, the soda factory was still one of the Four Greats, and its remaining influence was still considerable. As a disciple of Shenxian Jin, Gao Laofa could still summon many people to risk their lives with a single phone call. The reason he called him and asked him to come over was that he was trying to keep it a secret from his own people.

Ha, what is there to hide from your own people?

Considering Cai Shenyao's character, Chen Huimin felt that this was something she could do.

The question now is whether or not to notify Caishenyao in advance.

After much deliberation, he gave up the idea. Even if Gao Laofa wanted to sell himself for a good price, he had leaked the news before the two met, which would inevitably make people think that he was betraying his fellow disciples.

Even if it means gaining less favor or suffering a loss, one's reputation must never be ruined!
Many people from Southeast Asia, including Japan and South Korea, come to Hong Kong to do business and ask him to act as an intermediary, all because of his good reputation.

Upon arrival, Chen Huimin got out of the car alone and called out "Gao Laofa" twice before emerging from the shadows.

Upon meeting, Chen Huimin didn't ask anything, but smiled and handed him a cigarette. After lighting it and smoking half of it while standing by the roadside, Gao Laofa said, "What's the situation now? I just got back, and I don't know the details yet."

"Dawei jumped off the building. Dongjiaoqing and Xingdong were very careful when they went out, bringing 15 underlings with them, but they couldn't even last half a minute before they were all knocked down. Caishenyao only sent 5 people over."

"What? Impossible! Even a fucking boxing champion wouldn't be this fast."

"Do you know what they're using?" Chen Huimin said, her voice trembling with anger.

"They fired?"

“No.” Chen Huimin shook her head. “Damn it, those guys were using stun guns. One touch and they’re done for.”

"A stun gun?" Tall Man's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "This, this, isn't this something prison guards use? Even prison guards rarely use it, they usually use batons!"

“Yes, back when I was a prison guard, only the captain had an electric baton.” A look of reminiscence flashed in Chen Huimin’s eyes. “But now Cai Shenyao’s men all use electric batons. How can they fight?”

“That bastard… Wang Yaotang is… ruthless!” Gao Laofa said through gritted teeth. Chen Huimin sighed as well; the underworld was becoming increasingly difficult to navigate thanks to Wang Yaotang’s meddling.

How many times has the guy surnamed Wang upgraded his equipment?

Uniforms, batons, insurance, walkie-talkies, vehicles—the operating costs are getting fucking huge!
Now they're even equipping them with batons. A baton costs several thousand yuan, so there's no way they'd let the underlings buy them themselves.

It's not that the eldest brother can't afford them, but these things are used for fighting and they break easily. One or two won't matter, but what about 100 or 1000?

Who knows what kind of equipment Wang will provide for his subordinates in the future? Chen Huimin knew that Wang Yaotang had set up the first Chinese security company.

Damn, are the requirements for becoming a gangster this high now?!

Either you invest money to upgrade your equipment like him, or...

There's no way to fight, absolutely no way to fight!
"By the way, the police have also intervened. The Criminal Investigation Department has personally gone into action, with multiple departments working together. They have searched your branch's premises in both the mainland and Kowloon, and seized a large number of documents and accounts," Chen Huimin said in a low voice.

“The God of Wealth is shining on him, he, he…” Tall man’s lips trembled with anger. He actually colluded with the police to be a double agent. “He’s really, too amazing.”

Chen Huimin's lips twitched a few times, and she really wanted to tell Gao Laofa, "It's okay for you to scold Wang Yaotang, I won't tell him."

You haven't even met the person yet, and he can't hear your flattery from several kilometers away!

"She certainly has a wide network of connections," Chen Huimin said with a smile.

"Brother Min, give me a hand. I want to see Brother Yao tonight." Tall guy raised his hand and rubbed his face hard.

"This is Brother Yao?" Chen Huimin thought disdainfully, then patted Gao Laofa on the shoulder. "We're brothers for life, no doubt about it. I'll call him right now."

Finding Wang Yaotang is actually very simple. You never have to worry about not being able to contact him. Just make a phone call to the command center. As long as you have a high enough status to warrant the command center's attention, someone will immediately pass the message to Wang Yaotang.

Fortunately, Chan Wai-man does have that kind of influence.

Otherwise, Gao Laofa wouldn't have come to him to act as a middleman.

"Gao Laofa? Ha!" Wang Yaotang looked at Sha Ze with some surprise. "Interesting. Okay, have him bring his men over."

He's at Sally Yeh's house right now. The singer is pregnant, and Wang Yaotang came over to keep her company. As for Yammie Lam, there's no need to be so eager. At her status and position, it's better to let others try their best to throw themselves at her.

Twenty minutes later, the doorbell rang, and the Filipino maid went to open the door.

"Brother Yao, haha, it's so late and I'm bothering you again." Chen Huimin said with a smile as soon as she entered the door.

"What do you mean late? If Brother Min calls, I'll get up and entertain him right away, even if I'm on a woman's belly." Wang Yaotang laughed as he stood up.

"Brother Yao, you flatter me."

The two chatted for a few minutes in the living room before the tall man was searched and allowed to enter.

"Brother Yao," Gao Laofa greeted respectfully as he entered the room.

Wang Yaotang stared at the other person with a cold face, "Tall guy, Grandpa's funeral is just missing a good offering."

“Brother Yao, I…” Gao Laofa wanted to make a few excuses, but when he saw Wang Yaotang’s gaze, he swallowed back his well-written draft. His knees buckled and he knelt down with a thud. “Our soda factory has wronged Tigu Dong. I, Gao Laofa, kowtow to Mr. Tigu Dong to apologize.”

After saying that, he slammed his head three times, which shocked Chen Huimin. He had no shame at all!
Wang Yaotang also let out a surprised "ha". He knew why Gao Laofa had come, but he really didn't expect him to be so decisive. Was he sincerely submitting, or was he just biding his time?
“Brother Yao, you know, Shenxian Jin is certain that Shengyi’s next expansion will inevitably target the soda factory. The older uncles insist that we cannot lose our position as one of the Big Four. It’s just a title; we can’t protect it if we don’t have the strength. I don’t think it’s worth it. But when it comes to such important matters concerning the gang, there is no room for me, a junior member, to question it.”

As he spoke, the tall man made an indignant expression, "What era are we living in? If you're still clinging to those old ways, you'll never win. But my objections are useless!"

One sentence made Wang Yaotang laugh.

The older generation's path dependency means they can't keep up with the times, yet they still insist on making decisions unilaterally. They have past achievements to back them up, making their arguments sound, and their status and position make it impossible for anyone to refute them.

The feeling of having no way to use one's strength and being implicated by others, leading to utter ruin, is incredibly frustrating.

Seeing Wang Yaotang smile, Gao Laofa breathed a sigh of relief. He knelt straight on the ground and looked at Wang Yaotang with admiration. "Brother Yao, I've wanted to follow you for a long time. I started to admire you when you first clashed with Prince Rong."

"Master Yao, Master Yao, it's me, Ah Fa!"

His expression was full of affection, and his voice was filled with tenderness and love for his child.

"Ku..." Chen Huimin couldn't hold back and quickly turned her head away. How the hell could you say that?

You don't feel ashamed? I, an outsider, feel ashamed just looking at you.

Gao Laofa: You're talking nonsense without any sense of the pain. Will I die if I can't sell them?
Wang Yaotang grimaced as he listened, his hair standing on end and goosebumps rising all over his body. It was just too damn cheesy.

But as cheesy as it may be, if Gao Laofa said it to someone else, he would definitely scorn him and call him spineless and degenerate. But when it's about himself...

I have to say, it was actually pretty fun!

Come to think of it, don't those in high positions know that those below them are sycophantic?

A treacherous minister is indeed hateful, but if you were the master, the feeling would be completely different.

Wang Yaotang himself didn't realize that the corners of his mouth had already turned up, and his voice had become much gentler, "Afa, how can I trust you?"

“Brother Yao, Shenxianjin and several uncles from the soda factories are all in the mainland. I know their addresses. I’m the major shareholder in the company. I can handle asset sales and financial changes,” Gao Laofa said with a hint of flattery.

Companies controlled by triads are usually registered under the names of their underlings. When problems arise, the underlings have to step up and take the blame. This was also the case with Wang Yaotang's original human resources company.

Gao Lao's words made Wang Yaotang's expression very strange. No wonder Shenxian Jin reacted so slowly; it's not surprising that she went to the mainland.

Does this guy think I can't do anything to him here in mainland China?
what is this?
Walking right into a trap? (End of Chapter)