Age: My Small World

In the conference room.

Today, the Dongxing team is exceptionally complete.

The conference table in front of the statue of Guan Yu was filled with people on both sides.

Lei Guan is dead!

When Dongxing's leader, Lin Gou, spoke his first words with a gloomy face, it instantly ignited the crowd in the conference room, and everyone turned to look at their boss.

"Boss, now that Lei Guan is dead, what do we do now?"

If we're talking about who in Hong Kong is most closely tied to Lei Guan, then it's Lin Gou and his Dongxing.

If Lin Gou hadn't sided with Lei Guan, how could he have climbed to the position of one of the four major gangs? Now he can even rival the Loyalty Hall and is showing signs of becoming the number one gang.

However, with Lei Guan's death, Dongxing was immediately plunged into a crisis.

In the past two years, Lin Gou has helped Lei Guan do too many horrific things.

The annihilation of many gangs was often linked to Dongxing, or even directly carried out by them, which naturally fueled the intense hatred many people felt towards Dongxing.

Even the Loyalty Hall had no goodwill towards Dongxing, so with Lei Guan's death, Dongxing immediately became wary.

"Boss, it's nothing to worry about. It's just that Lei Guan died. We can just switch sides with Chief Inspector Lü right now. Anyway, they're both chief inspectors. Lei Guan isn't necessarily that much better than Chief Inspector Lü."

The Detective Lü that my brother mentioned is naturally the Chief Detective Lü Liang.

During the two years that Lei Guan swaggered around, many people subconsciously forgot that Hong Kong had three chief detectives, and Lei Guan was actually the least senior, while Lü Liang was the former chief detective.

Upon hearing his younger brother's words, Lin Gou, who was sitting at the head of the table, couldn't help but tap the table with his knuckles, looking deep in thought.

Indeed, the best thing for Dongxing to do now is to find a backer, otherwise their days will be difficult when their enemies gather and come knocking. While they are still quite valuable, Lüliang will probably not refuse their offer of allegiance.

Lin Gou immediately made the decision and had someone contact Lü Liang.

However, the meeting continued.

Today, the biggest problem is not just finding a way out for Dongxing, but also what to do with their goods now that Lei Guan is dead.

It's important to know that Lei Guan always had Dongxing purchase large quantities of flour. Dongxing handled a portion of it, while Lei Guan personally handled a significant portion.

Even Lin Gou didn't know where Lei Guan's channels were, so now that so many goods had suddenly arrived, he didn't know what to do with them.

The most crucial issue is that he doesn't have enough money to pay the other party.

They only paid a deposit for the goods they received. In the end, they could only settle the account after Lei Guan gave them the money. At first, the other party even gave them the flour first and would only pay them when they bought it again.

This trust stemmed from Lei Guan; no one knew how he communicated with the flour producers, who had given him immense face. Unfortunately, this was now a major problem. If they didn't receive the final payment, Dongxing would be the first to suffer.

Upon hearing this question, the eight powerful figures of Dongxing, sitting on either side of the conference table, immediately looked at each other in bewilderment.

Letting them fight is fine, but doing business with them is a complete mystery to them.

Seeing the way they were whispering amongst themselves, Lin Gou knew perfectly well that these guys couldn't help him at all.

In his eagerness to improve Dongxing's combat strength, he promoted his eight top lieutenants to be the eight leaders of the incense hall, while publicly declaring them as the eight Vajras. Now it seems they are just a bunch of muscle-bound idiots.

Of course, not all of the Eight Vajras were men. The only female Vajra, Guo Xier, rolled her eyes and said, "Boss, why don't we give half of this flour to Zhongyi Hall? Their territory is much better than ours. If Zhongyi Hall sells flour, it will definitely be much faster than ours. I don't believe that no one will be tempted by this business."

Upon hearing this, Lin Gou frowned: "Wouldn't this just be supporting the Zhongyi Hall? When they have money and business, Dongxing will be crushed by them."

Dongxing's rise to prominence was relatively recent, and its foundation was insufficient. Its influence and prestige in the port city were far inferior to those of Zhongyi Hall.

So it's no wonder that Lin Gou went to great lengths to help Lei Guan get flour. In fact, Dongxing didn't have any legitimate business to do. If they wanted to become the next Zhongyi Hall, they needed time and resources to accumulate.

Guo Xier shook her head: "Boss, you know the situation of Zhongyi Hall. Most of the people there don't actually get involved in the flour business. We can only cooperate with two or three people."

"These two or three people may seem few, but if others become envious of this business in the long run, they will definitely force them to reveal their methods. In this way, a rift will definitely form within the Zhongyi Hall. No matter which side wins, we can sit back and play the mantis behind the scenes."

“Boss, Zhongyi Hall was once the number one gang, and its people were very united. But things are different now. Jiang Gong is dead, and Lei Bao is dead. We tried to bribe their leaders many times before, but it was difficult because these two were still around. But now that we have this opportunity, I don’t believe they are really a united front.”

"When the infighting in Chung Yi Tong takes place, we, Tung Hing, will seize the opportunity to enter and take over the bustling areas of Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui. Then Tung Hing will truly become the number one in Hong Kong. At that time, we will have the confidence to speak to any detectives and will not be afraid of them."

Listening to Guo Xier's detailed explanation, Lin Gou was quite happy. Sure enough, women are the ones who need to use their brains. All these grown men do is play around with girls and fight.

Lin Gou immediately nodded: "Master Guo is right. Then we'll do as you say. You'll be in charge of this matter. When we actually take over Causeway Bay, we'll hand it over to you to manage."

Guo Xier was overjoyed, never expecting such an unexpected gain.

The other incense masters stared at each other in disbelief. They couldn't come up with such an idea even after thinking about it for a long time, so they were out of luck from the start. However, their eyes couldn't help but burn with desire. Causeway Bay was a huge piece of meat, and even if Guo Xier ate most of it, the remaining soup and broth would be enough for them to have a good meal.

Everyone was immediately lost in a dream, as if they had already taken over Chung Yee Tong and Causeway Bay.

Just then, a very faint sound rang in Guo Xier's ear, making her turn her head in confusion. Unfortunately, she didn't notice anything. When she turned back, she felt a sharp pain in her temples.

She gently touched her temple and discovered that a silver needle had been inserted there sometime during the night.

"Ugh ugh ugh!!!" Guo Xier tried to speak, but could only let out a painful "hehe" sound.

Looking at the others, they all looked basically the same as her. (End of Chapter)