Hong Kong film: As a boss, I use money to make decisions.

In the office of the fruit market on Zhihe Street, Lin Xiaoru was having tea with the three Li brothers.

"Xiang Dong, you have a gun on you, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Li Xiangdong, however, disagreed.

"If we mainlanders come to Hong Kong Island to make a living and don't even have a gun, we'll be laughed at!"

"That's true. The Big Circle Gang members are all incredibly arrogant. After all, besides you guys, no one else on Hong Kong Island dares to take an AK and fight the Flying Tigers in the streets!"

Lin Xiaoru nodded and poured Li Xiangdong a cup of hot tea from the teapot.

He immediately became serious: "But please understand the current situation. You will soon be people with Hong Kong Island ID cards who can openly and legitimately make a living here!"

Drawing a gun in front of the police, you couldn't explain yourself even if you had a hundred mouths!

Li Xiangdong touched his nose and then spread his hands.

"Boss, you don't need to tell me that. I used to be a policeman in mainland China!"

But what could I do when that bastard was holding a gun and trying to shoot me?

"Damn it, I'm not Zhang Baosheng, I can catch bullets for you with my bare hands!"

Qi Jingsheng, who was standing to the side, chimed in.

"Yeah, boss! You're our cash cow. If he beats us to death, who will we ask for our money?"

Li Xiangdong chimed in.

"I'm from the Big Circle, I don't know the ABCs, and although I haven't studied much, I'm still different from the average person who makes a living off the big tea."

"I understand the rules. If firing is absolutely necessary and gets you involved, we'll return to the mainland on our own and won't cause you any trouble!"

Lin Xiaoru picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and then frowned.

"Why are you all so agitated? Can't you let me finish what I have to say?"

As she spoke, Lin Xiaoru opened a drawer, took out a thickly bundled stack of gold coins, and threw them directly in front of Li Xiangdong.

This action made Li Xiangdong and the other two stare wide-eyed. Guo Xuejun, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but glance at Li Xiangdong, then put his gaze back on the stack of gold bulls, reluctant to look away.

Li Xiangdong also swallowed hard.

"Boss, what does this mean?"

"Give it to you, hold it!"

Li Xiangdong reached out his hand, but after touching the stack of banknotes, he withdrew his hand and shook his head repeatedly.

"No way! We agreed on 10,000 a month, with additional charges for other things to do."

Don't test us. We don't accept favors without merit; we're not in this for a one-off deal!

"You're quite picky!"

Lin Xiaoru couldn't help but laugh. Then he pushed the stack of bills directly in front of Li Xiangdong and continued speaking.

"This money isn't for you to spend; it's for you to buy a gun!"

"Buy a gun?"

"Good, you're my security personnel. I didn't say you can't use guns, I just want you to be more careful."

Look at that Black Star pistol you're carrying around your waist. Don't you know how good it is?

If you fire a shot in Yau Ma Tei, the whole of Hong Kong Island will hear it!

Here's 100,000 yuan. You three brothers, take it and each of you go exchange it for a silenced pistol, you idiot!

Li Xiangdong immediately beamed with joy and quickly grabbed the banknotes into his hand.

"Boss, three silenced pistols? You really need that many?"

"So you'll give me back the extra money later? Silly you, take the money and buy yourself a couple more outfits, then go have some fun!"

Lin Xiaoru rolled her eyes at Li Xiangdong, thinking that although this guy loved money, he was also unusually straightforward.

Just as the three Li brothers were expressing their gratitude, the cell phone on the table rang.

I pressed the answer button, and unsurprisingly, it was a call from a spam caller.

……

At Anping Teahouse, upon seeing Lin Xiaoru enter the tea room, Chuan Bao's expression was a mixture of worry and joy.

Once Lin Xiaoru was seated, Chuanbao took the lead in starting the conversation.

"Ah Xiao, you better explain to me what happened on Decheng Street."

Gollum-

Lin Xiaoru smiled and shook her head as she handed over the teacup.

"Ah Da, what's there to explain?"

"It's just that Wang Bao is unlucky; I happened to run into the cops dealing with him when I went to plant the flag. This is a good thing!"

"What a coincidence!"

Chuanbao took the tea from Lin Xiaoru and his face darkened.

"You went to plant the flag, but before you could even make a move, the group of policemen shot and killed Wang Bao!"

Tell me honestly, did you conspire with those cops to set up Wang Bao?

"No!"

Lin Xiaoru shook her head again, her answer crisp and decisive.

He let out a long sigh, still unwilling to give up.

"Don't have any reservations. Actually, it's not a bad thing for you to admit it to me!"

At least I can tell Tang Wai that we people in Kwun Tong have brains!

But if you don't acknowledge it, then this morning you were seen strolling around Tak Shing Street with your younger brother from Kwun Tong.

This morning, Jordan had a real fight with Wang Bao's men. When it comes to dividing up Wang Bao's territory, you'll have no choice but to follow his orders!

Lin Xiaoru leaned back in her chair and casually lit a cigarette.

"Ah Da, what's so special about recognizing this?"

Even if I teamed up with those policemen to set a trap for Wang Bao, if word got out that I was wearing red shoes and attracting imperial attention, people would gossip behind my back!

"That's not how it works. When Deng Wei took over the dragon head staff, he performed dragon and lion dances in Temple Street, setting up more than a hundred tables. All four detectives came to give him congratulatory gifts, and no one said he was provoking the imperial aura."

Tung Sing even kept a corrupt cop in the chicken-killing squad, who kept an eye on other gangs in Portland Street every few days, but no one accused Tung Sing of colluding with the police!

As long as you're not helping the cops prank their own brothers or cleaning up the gang's mess, being associated with the cops is a good thing; no one will gossip about you!

Chuanbao became more and more excited as he spoke. He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued to persuade Lin Xiaoru before she could respond.

"Although the land on Tak Shing Street is small, it is a prime location next to Tsim Sha Tsui!"

Even though your territory is in Kwun Tong, you should understand what it means to be able to acquire a piece of land in Yau Tsim Mong that you can operate independently!

Lin Xiaoru was very patient, waiting for Chuan Bao to finish speaking before slowly taking over the conversation.

"Ah Da, are you done talking?"

"Not yet, but you have a lot of ideas, I'd like to hear what you think!"

"Alright, if you ask me, it's better to master one thing than to do a thousand. So what kind of business am I in now?"

"I have three or four big construction contracts waiting for me, why would I invest heavily and lead a team to Decheng Street to fight Wang Bao to the death?"

"You idiot, who would complain about having too many ways to make money?"

"You old man, you don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household!"

Lin Xiaoru took a deep drag on her cigarette and continued speaking.

"Ah Da, those two projects in Tsuen Wan are not small-scale operations."

Now that the construction team needs to expand, the construction of warehousing and logistics facilities is urgently needed!

I've done the math. To build a construction team that meets the mid-level needs of Hong Kong Island, the investment in warehouse construction alone would be over ten million, not to mention logistics and heavy industry.

Ah, time waits for no one. The Hong Kong Island property market has matured after several ups and downs. The large-scale development in the New Territories in recent years may be our last chance to get on board.

I can't possibly waste my limited resources on things like club members showing off their skills and engaging in fights, can I?

Chuanbao fell silent. He hadn't expected Lin Xiaoru to be so ambitious. He had thought that Lin Xiaoru's construction team was just a way to make a quick buck by setting up water pipes and taking whatever he could get his hands on.

Now, listening to Lin Xiaoru talk about it, it seems he wants to establish his own construction group in the future?

I had so much to say, but now I don't know how to say it.