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

The villa and warehouse were ablaze. The police chief of Bang Krum District in Bangkok stood not far from the villa with his arms crossed. The flames rose and leaped, making his face appear even redder than usual.

“This is Napinan’s house. According to the neighbors, he brought a lot of people back with him last night and invited a lot of women to have a party at home.” The assistant whispered, “About 20 minutes ago they heard a loud bang, followed by gunshots and explosions, which lasted for about 5 minutes before stopping.”

"Are they all dead?"

"It seems so. His warehouse was also attacked. We also captured quite a few women, some of whom they bought, and some of whom were dancers. What should we do with them?"

"Tsk tsk, murder and arson! Who did it? So ruthless! How many members of the Napinan family died? Are they all wiped out?"

"They are most likely dead. We don't know who did it, but the most likely culprits are the Shengyi Hall. Their leader was beaten to death at the dock a few days ago, so this is probably their revenge."

"Wasn't that made by the Budippon family?"

“Uh…” The assistant scratched his head. “I don’t know. Maybe there’s some grudge we don’t know about.”

Seeing that the director remained silent, the assistant added, "Should we talk to the people from Shengyi Hall? This is causing such a big fuss; it's having a terrible impact."

The director thought for a moment, "Let's keep him locked up for now and see how it goes. It's too early to take action now."

He hasn't even talked to him about 'propriety' yet, so how can he determine who is on the side of justice?

He didn't want to get himself into trouble.

Just then, the sound of fire trucks rang out, and the assistant directed everyone to clear the front to make room for the firefighters. Not long after, a huge water cannon sprayed water up onto the villa. After such a spray, any evidence that might have been there would be gone.

survey?

How do we conduct the investigation?

A few people were left at the scene to wait for the fire to be extinguished and then to set up a cordon. The chief turned around, got into his car, and went home to sleep.

……

On the other hand, Budipen initially planned to move to a safe house, but in the end decided to move everyone to the warehouse.

He can run, but the goods in the warehouse can't.

The warehouse contains 15 medium-sized horizontal oil storage tanks with thousands of tons of diesel and gasoline, as well as televisions, tape recorders, washing machines, video recorders, videotapes, and other items, worth millions of dollars.

If you lose everything here, you might as well be dead.

He gathered all 50-plus people in the warehouse, scattering them in groups of 10 around the warehouse, and set up sentry posts, leaving 10 people to guard him.

Normally, when he was guarding the warehouse, he would definitely be eating, drinking, and having parties. In this line of work, you never know when you might get beaten to death or arrested. Of course, you should seize the opportunity to have fun. But now that things are tense and his men all know about it, he just bought some snacks, drank some alcohol, and watched some videos.

Around 9 p.m., the phone in the warehouse office suddenly rang. Budipeng immediately got up from the sofa and went to answer it, "Hello."

"Boss, this is Rotten Tooth. There's been some activity on Sheng Yi's side. Two cars picked up those people who secretly landed this evening, and we don't know where they went," Rotten Tooth said anxiously.

Did they follow?

"Uh……"

"You son of a bitch, trash!" Budipeng cursed, but there was nothing he could do. If Rotten Tooth hadn't been a coward, he probably would have been beaten to death by Zhao Kehan ​​that morning.

After angrily hanging up the phone, Budipeng paced back and forth in his office, feeling a sense of danger and wondering if he should run away first...

He grabbed a beer from the table and gulped it down, cursing, "Make sure everyone outside is on high alert. Those Chinese might retaliate. They're practically invading us already, and you're still drinking!"

After giving the orders, Butipon weighed the options repeatedly. If he ran away, his men's morale would plummet, and if Sheng Yi's men really came to attack, he would undoubtedly lose. He couldn't afford to lose millions of dollars worth of goods...

But he was also afraid of dying, so he thought about it and told his confidants to prepare a car so that if they found they couldn't win, they could break out immediately!
What followed was a long wait, standing up and sitting down, sitting down and standing up repeatedly. Every now and then, someone would go around asking if anyone had been found, like ants on a hot tin roof.

After enduring this torment for more than half an hour, Budipong could no longer bear the oppression in his chest. He grabbed a beer bottle and smashed it on the ground, kicking and smashing it while cursing wildly. Just as he was about to smash the television as well, the phone on the other end suddenly rang again.

He darted forward and answered the phone, "Who is it?"

"Boss, it's my rotten tooth. We just went out on a call. I sent someone to check it out. The warehouse in Napinam is burned to the ground. The police said there were gunshots for several minutes."

"What? Napinan? Hahaha, hahahaha, I knew it!" Budipong laughed loudly. "This idiot really did attract Shengyi's attention. Now that he's hit Napinan, he can't hit me anymore!"

"Boss, you're brilliant," Rotten Tooth complimented.

"How could I be your boss if I wasn't good at it?"

"Should I keep watching?"

"Keep an eye on them, see when they go back. Who knows if they'll suddenly come back to our side again," Budipeng cursed again.

“Okay, I understand…” Just as Rotten Tooth was about to end the call, a henchman rushed up to him, “Brother, it’s not just a police dispatch, Napinan’s house was also raided, the villa was burned down.”

"what?"

He couldn't hear clearly through the receiver, so Budipong called out, "Rotten Tooth, what's wrong now?"

Rotten Tooth dismissed his underling and then told Budipeng about the matter.

"These Hong Kongers are fucking crazy. They started fighting without even talking. Damn it."

"Boss, maybe we should hide for a bit and get rid of the stuff in the warehouse at a low price. These Hong Kongers are so unreasonable," Rotten Tooth said worriedly.

"I……"

"boom!"

A loud explosion startled Budipon, who jumped to his feet, forgetting all about the phone call. His mind immediately went to the news of the attack on the Napinan warehouse and villa. "What happened? Where did that explosion come from?"

Four infantry squads crept up from four directions, stopping when they were about 40 meters away, and immediately took out their 40mm mortars and aimed.

Brother Yao often says that we are fighting an asymmetric war, and we should make full use of our firepower advantage. We shouldn't engage in random gunfights with others; it's unnecessary!
"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Three more explosions followed, and 40mm rockets were launched from three other directions to open up the situation.

Budipeng was smuggling fuel and electronics. Fuel takes up a lot of space and is difficult to conceal, so the warehouses were built on the outskirts of the city. Of course, this was also a slum and a major consumer of fuel. The warehouses were surrounded by 3-meter-high walls and small towers. They were all raided.

Taking advantage of the air raid that suppressed the gangsters under the fire of the 40th Regiment, the infantry squad spread out in skirmish formations about 5 meters apart and charged forward.

Five seconds later, the three men stopped and crouched down, aiming their fire at the doorway and the gun barrels to suppress the enemy.

"Da da da"

"Da da da"

Seven seconds later, a few of the gang members, who were still dizzy from the explosion, finally came to their senses. They were terrified, but fortunately, they had been warned by their boss that there would be an attack, so they were somewhat prepared. Despite their dizziness, they pushed their guns out and fired wildly.

Whether it works or not, at least it has a deterrent effect!

Faith shooting and the like, that's how it was done during World War II.

Eight seconds later, the other seven people approached within 15 meters, and two of them took out grenades and threw them violently towards the gunfire.

Everyone immediately crawled forward on their hands and knees, and five seconds later...

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Two explosions rang out, and the gunfire immediately ceased.

The seven men scrambled to their feet and charged forward, making the most of the gaps in the enemy's cover as they dodged the explosions!

Instead of going through the main gate, the wall had just been breached by 40 firearms, and the two men leaned against the wall and fired a barrage of shots inside before one of them slipped inside.

There was no further movement, and the second and third people went in one after another.

"Da da"

"Da da"

They still finish off the enemy regardless of whether they're dead or not.

Several people were indeed knocked unconscious by the blast and sent straight to meet Buddha. They entered alternately through the gap, moving their gun barrels left and right. This was a tower with a rest room below. Apart from the two people on the top of the tower, the other eight were here. They weren't drinking or playing cards, so they couldn't be too careless. But no matter how careful they were, it was useless against 40 firepower.

"The battle on the south side is over," squad leader Liu Tao announced over the communications channel.

According to the battle plan, after the breakthrough is completed, wait in place. If either side encounters fierce resistance, the adjacent group that completed the mission first will volunteer.

If not needed, reload in place and prepare to launch an attack together after the other groups have completed their breakthrough.

The other three sides didn't keep Liu Tao waiting either; 30 seconds later, "the battle on the west side is over."

A few seconds later, "The battle on the south side is over."

The squad leader of the eastern platoon looked extremely grim as he crouched down and fired short bursts of fire at two guys who were running towards the warehouse.

"Da da"

"Da da"

With all five guns firing at the same time, the two little fleas couldn't even run in an S-shape, let alone an X-shape; they were still swept to the ground.

"The battle on the east side is over. Damn it, there were two bastards holding back outside, and they caught us off guard."

"Haha, if you're bad, just practice more, don't make excuses."

"If other people don't urinate, they should look for the reasons within themselves."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Damn it!"

"Alright, alright, get to work. The warehouse is in front of me. After I launch the attack, the east and west sides will move towards me. Ah Bin, watch your back, don't let them get away."

"receive."

"receive."

……
Inside the warehouse, in the attic.

Budipong peered out the window and saw his two men about to run back when they were shot dead.

It must be the victory!

Didn't they just attack Napinan's house and warehouse?

That place is only half an hour's drive from here, how could they possibly get here so quickly!
Are they launching attacks from all sides? How many people did they actually bring from Hong Kong?
Wasn't it only 10 people who secretly arrived?

You son of a bitch, Rotten Tooth, if I don't die this time, I'll skin you alive when I get back!

He was cursing wildly in his mind, but his heart was ice-cold.

These guys have incredible firepower. He didn't know what the previous explosions were, but the ones that followed were definitely grenades!
We can't beat them, we simply can't beat them. The 40 or so brothers outside are completely silent now!
I should have run away much earlier. Damn it, I have to break through, I absolutely have to break through.

Forget about going down the stairs, he jumped down from the second floor. "Grab your weapons, break through! What the hell are you standing there for? If they surround us, we'll all die! Charge! Charge! Charge!"

Budipong waved his hands frantically, shouting, "Get in the car! Get in the car and rush out!"

The warehouse door was very large. Two M151 light jeeps were brought in in advance as preparations had been made. These were jeeps used by the US military during the Vietnam War for reconnaissance, command, and short-distance transport. They had strong off-road capabilities, and most of them were equipped with armor plates and machine gun mounts. After the US military withdrew, a large number of them were abandoned in Vietnam, and most of them were later smuggled to warlords and underground forces in the southeastern peninsula.

Budipon has two of them. Although they are quite old, they are still quite usable after some repairs, especially in times like this.

Several of his men jumped into a vehicle, and a light machine gun was mounted on it as well.

The car started, floored the accelerator, and slammed through the gate with a loud 'bang', speeding out. The sudden appearance of a car startled Liu Tao's team, who were split into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, near the gate. Instinctively, ten guns were pointed at them, 'rat-a-tat-tat!'

"Da da da"

"Da da da"

Moving targets are not so easy to hit, and the gang members in the vehicle were already prepared, so they turned the light machine gun around and fired wildly.

"Quick, turn around and ram them out from behind!" Budipen said quickly.

"Huh? Ah!" The three henchmen in the car finally realized what was happening, turned around, stepped on the gas, and crashed into the back door.

"boom!"

The car had just crashed out, and they couldn't see anything. The three of them didn't care and started firing wildly in one direction. The driver just kept pressing the accelerator to the floor, thinking that as long as they crashed through the wall behind them, they could escape!

Inside the warehouse courtyard, gunfire erupted in chaos; the battle plan did not include any contingency plan for the enemy to break out by car.

Seeing that he couldn't stop the jeep no matter what he did, Liu Tao grabbed the 40mm gun from the person next to him and rushed out onto the road. He held his breath, knelt on the ground, aimed, and pulled the trigger entirely by feel.

"puff!"

"boom!"

After witnessing the jeep explode into a ball of sparks, Liu Tao finally braced himself on the ground and gasped for breath.

Behind them, Abin and his 10 men were also startled by the jeep that jumped out. However, their job was to prevent the enemy from escaping, so they guarded the back door. After they realized what was happening, the 10 assault rifles aimed at the jeep coming up and fired at it.

Pull the trigger all the way down.

"Da da da--"

A crossfire of metal storm unleashed over 150 bullets in just two or three seconds. The jeep, only two or three meters away from the group, suddenly swerved and crashed diagonally into the wall.

"boom!"

The front of the car crashed into the wall and got stuck in place.

"Da da da--"

The ten men moved their guns and sprayed bullets wildly until they were completely out of ammunition. The others changed magazines, while Ah Bin pulled out a grenade and threw it onto the car.

"boom!"

There's no way anyone can survive this!
Caught off guard by this sudden turn of events and unsure of the situation inside the warehouse, Liu Tao could only warn everyone to be on high alert. He then led his men cautiously closer, disregarding any safety protocols, and threw two grenades directly into the warehouse.

"Boom!" After two loud noises, they entered the warehouse in CQB formation, and there was indeed no one there.

"Phew, damn it, thankfully nothing unexpected happened."

"Have you found the target?"

"No."

"No."

"Uh...it seems to be here, but I'm not sure." Ah Bin hesitated. "His face was blown up, but his clothes are different from others, they look more expensive."

“This…” Liu Tao’s lips twitched. “Forget it, just report the truth. Let’s burn the warehouse first.”

After searching the yard, it was found that, for safety and confidentiality reasons, the horizontal oil storage tanks were all placed underground, with only a half-meter-high, 50-centimeter-diameter extraction port on the ground, covered with an iron plate.

After breaking the lock on the cover, I shone a flashlight inside and could tell from the reflection that it contained oil. It was mostly full, with both diesel and gasoline.

As planned, the small explosive charge was hung at the oil outlet, the wire was stretched out more than 20 meters, and everyone was on the vehicle...

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The explosion ripped away the thin layer of soil and the container, igniting the fuel inside, and the fire quickly shot up seven or eight meters high...

Minutes after the crew-cut men sped away in their car, the oil storage tanks began exploding one after another, mushroom clouds rising dozens of meters high, carrying over a thousand tons of fuel oil. The night sky was completely illuminated, visible across half of Bangkok! (End of Chapter)