Age: My Small World

While Yang Jun was engaged in romance, a major event was unfolding on the other side.

Port city.

In the villa on the mountaintop, Xu Shanshan listened to the phone call with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

Just now, Lei Guan, who had become one of the chief detectives, actually led his men to wipe out a gang.

This gang was connected to Xu Shanshan's family; they were one of the Xu family's "gloves."

However, this was not the reason for her grim expression, but rather Lei Guan's definitive announcement that only four major families would exist in Hong Kong from now on.

This statement, which clearly and domineeringly ended the other gangs' speech, did not cause them any damage. The specific reason is that in the past few months, Lei Guan has used various methods to ensure that the vast majority of gangs either fell into the hands of the merger of the four major gangs or were completely wiped out.

The prisons in the port city were once overcrowded because too many people were arrested.

All of this was based on thorough preparation for Lei Guan's current decision.

Yes, he thoroughly purged most of the gangs, but at the same time, he also deepened his cooperative relationship with them. Now, the gangs are more like an extension of Lei Guan's hand, helping him amass countless riches.

Even if the other two chief inspectors wanted to intervene, it would be to no avail, because most of their subordinate inspectors had already defected to Lei Guan's side, leaving them with almost no one to rely on.

In just a few short months, Lei Huan went from a new detective to what is now half of Hong Kong's underground emperor.

The appearance of Lei Guan was like a powerful earthquake in the port city, and countless gentlemen were severely affected.

Take the Xu family, for example. From being a behemoth, they now have to rely on Lei Guan for survival. One can imagine how much they have lost.

Even so, Lei Guan's position was extremely stable because he had brought too much to the higher-ups, and they didn't want to touch him. As for the damage to the interests of the Xu family and others, how much did it matter to the higher-ups?

Therefore, by now, Lei Guan's word is law.

His journey from a junior police sergeant to chief detective is nothing short of legendary.

"If only he were here." Although Xu Shanshan was not in charge of the Xu family, she was inevitably affected after the Xu family was impacted.

Fortunately, Lei Bao knew about her relationship with Yang Jun, so Lei Guan didn't target her too much. However, afterwards, her shop also had to start paying the sanitation fee that Lei Guan had mentioned.

This sanitation fee is one of the fees that Lei Guan openly collects. He completely abolished the gang's previous practice of charging fees arbitrarily and standardized the price. He even sent people to make accounts so that the neighbors could pay the sanitation fee with peace of mind. As long as the sanitation fee was paid, not only was their safety guaranteed, but if other people came to collect fees, the business could also report them to them, and they would handle it.

It was precisely for this reason that they actually gained the support of a large number of merchants, thus confirming the payment of sanitation fees.

Of the four major gangs in Hong Kong today, Zhongyi Hall is still the number one. However, Jiang Gong is no longer as calm and composed as before, and now he needs to visit Lei Guan's villa every month.

This alone was enough to humiliate Jiang Gong greatly. After all, not to mention Lei Guan, even his uncle Lei Bao was just his subordinate. Now that the Heavenly Gang had been overthrown, Lei Guan had actually climbed above him.

But to everyone's surprise, Jiang Gong accepted this fact with great ease, and is now quite diligently going to Lei Guan for tea.

Meanwhile, in the mansion of Zhongyi Hall.

"How did your discussion with Lei Guan go?"

Jiang Gong is fifty-five years old this year, while his wife is a charming and alluring woman who is not yet forty. It was she who helped Jiang Gong give birth to two big, healthy boys, Jiang Tiansheng and Jiang Tianyang. Therefore, Jiang Gong never hides anything from his wife.

Unlike his friendly conversation with Lei Guan in the villa, Lei Guan's brows were furrowed at this moment.

"That little bastard! His uncle, Lei Bao, is one of my men, but I never expected him to show me absolutely no respect! You wretched child!"

Jiang Gong slammed his fist on the table, venting all the anger in his heart.

How could he not be angry at being told what to do by a junior? But Lei Guan's current strength was far beyond what the Loyalty Hall could shake.

Moreover, Lei Bao has completely slipped out of his control. After all, with Lei Huan's support, how could Jiang Gong dare to order Lei Bao around?
"What's going on?"

The woman beside him wasn't afraid of his current appearance; instead, she frowned and asked.

"What else could it be? That guy wants to interfere with the gang's accounts and actually wants me to hand over all the accounts to him."

Jiang Gong laughed in exasperation.

He slammed his fist on the table again: "Isn't this just asking me, Jiang, to hand over Zhongyi Hall to him? What is Lei Guan anyway? He just rose to power by relying on women."

A dangerous glint flashed in Jiang Gong's eyes.

“Since he is unjust, then don’t blame me, Jiang Gong, for being ruthless.”

He has made his decision and is willing to take the risk.

"Take the children and go into hiding tomorrow. If I call you and ask you to come back, it means things are going well. But if anyone tries to contact you in my name, it means I'm dead!"

The woman was startled.

"Does it have to be this serious? If Lei Guan wants the ledger, just give it to him. As long as we're alive, that's enough. Didn't you say that as long as we're alive, we can always rebuild? Once we're dead, we've lost everything?"

“No, there are some things that simply must be done,” Jiang Gong shook his head.

He then gripped his wife's hand tightly: "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to take care of Tian Sheng and Tian Yang from now on. Those two rascals are my only hope. I will leave you most of my assets, enough for you to live abroad. If you have the chance to come back in the future, it would be best to wait until Lei Guan is completely dead."

"I understand, I get it." The woman said, tears streaming down her face, her voice filled with deep reluctance.

But she knew that once Jiang Gong made a decision, it was not something she, as a woman, could influence; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to build such a large business empire.

Zhongyi Hall was built by Jiang Gong from scratch, and it was the result of most of his life's hard work. He would never allow it to become a stepping stone for Lei Guan.

That evening, the woman hurriedly packed her bags and boarded a plane to go abroad with her two sons early the next morning.

On this very day, Jiang Gong sent five assassins to kill Lei Guan, but all of them failed.

After becoming the chief detective, Lei Guan was quite concerned about his safety. A previous detective had died while being protected by more than a dozen men, which was why he had the opportunity to become chief detective. How could he not be cautious? (End of Chapter)