Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

Lin Yi pushed open the study door and swaggered out.

A black Ford sedan was parked outside the villa. Its body was gleaming, and the driver, a burly man with a buzz cut, was leaning against the car door smoking.

Sitting in the back seat was a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a shifty look and dressed in a gray suit. He was none other than Master Tian, ​​the advisor of the Axe Gang.

Master Tian was one of Chen Chen's most trusted subordinates, in charge of the Axe Gang's accounts and daily affairs.

He wasn't particularly capable, but he was meticulous, had a good grasp of accounts, and was good at handling things, which earned him Chen Chen's deep trust.

He saw "Chen Chen" walk out of the villa gate, and quickly opened the car door to greet him with a fawning smile: "Brother Chen, you're out so soon? How did your talk with Mr. Lin go?"

"Get in the car."

Lin Yi glanced at him, said nothing, and simply nodded lightly in response.

When Master Tian saw his reaction, his heart skipped a beat.

He had followed Chen Chen for several years and knew the gang leader's temperament well. If things had gone well, they would have already started talking. Now that he wasn't saying a word, he had probably run into a snag.

He pondered Chen Chen's thoughts, but dared not reveal them on his face. He quickly opened the back door and bowed, gesturing for him to enter: "Brother Chen, please."

Lin Yi bent down and got into the car, settling into the back seat.

Master Tian climbed in through the other door and sat down next to Lin Yi.

The car started and slowly drove out of the tree-lined road in Kowloon Tong, turning onto the main road leading to the eastern district.

Master Tian turned his head, carefully observing Chen Chen's expression, and tentatively began to speak:

"Brother Chen, was it because Mr. Lin was difficult to talk to that you, and you suffered some grievances?"

Lin Yi leaned back in her seat, looking out the window at the rapidly receding street scene, her tone flat and devoid of emotion: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

Having been rebuffed, Master Tian awkwardly shut his mouth.

After a moment of silence in the carriage, he took out a gold-rimmed pipe from a hidden compartment next to the seat and offered it to him solicitously with both hands:

"Brother Chen, want to take a few puffs? This is freshly arrived, from Mexico, they say it's even purer than the Thai stuff."

Lin Yi turned her head and gave him a strange look.

That one glance sent chills down Master Tian's spine.

There was not a trace of the thirst and impatience that one feels when craving cigarettes.

Instead, they were as clear as two deep pools, carrying a hint of scrutiny and amusement, as if watching a clumsy performance by a clown.

Lin Yi didn't take the pipe, but just looked at him with a half-smile.

That bastard has ill intentions.

The dark deposits on Chen Chen's blood vessel walls, his liver as hard as a piece of dried, cured meat, and the tar spots on his lungs as dense as leopard print.

Even if a heavy smoker of this caliber didn't die at the hands of Uncle Shou, he would at most live another three to five years before suffering from tuberculosis and multiple organ failure.

This is also the main reason why he wasn't tempted by the Crocodile Gang leader's woman at all, because he no longer had that ability.

Master Tian himself doesn't smoke, but he encourages Chen Chen to smoke.

The implications of this are worth pondering.

Although the Axe Gang had only recently risen to prominence, after absorbing the Crocodile Gang, it earned tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in protection fees every month.

In addition to the income from gambling dens, nightclubs, and smuggled alcohol provided by the Lin family, the annual income is at least one or two million.

If they were to secretly engage in the opium trade, their income would increase several times over.

This amount of money is enough to tempt anyone.

Lin Yi sneered inwardly. As expected, like boss, like subordinates.

Chen Chen is a traitor, and so is Master Tian.

Master Tian broke out in a cold sweat under Lin Yi's gaze.

He sheepishly put his pipe away, carefully placed it back in the hidden compartment, coughed lightly, and changed the subject:

"Brother Chen, should we go back to the gang now or—"

"Can you shut the hell up? It's so annoying! Go back to the guild!"

Lin Yi snorted impatiently, perfectly mimicking Chen Chen's capricious and foul-mouthed gang leader manner.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more." Master Tian quickly shrank back into his seat.

But in the instant he lowered his head, Lin Yi clearly caught a glimpse of darkness in his eyes.

Lin Yi gave him a half-smile, then looked away and continued gazing out the window.

I don't know what Chen San of the guard company thought of these guys in the first place.

They probably had no other choice; every single triad leader in Hong Kong Island was rotten to the core.

Speechless all the way.

As the car left Kowloon Tong, the scenery on both sides of the street gradually changed from neat Western-style houses to densely packed tenement buildings and shantytowns.

The once smooth cement road surface has become full of potholes, and the mud splashed up when the wheels rolled over the puddles caused pedestrians on the roadside to scramble to avoid them.

The extent of the Axe Gang's notoriety in Dongcheng District can be seen from the reactions of these passersby.

The car turned onto a narrow street and stopped in front of an apartment building with a huge neon sign that read "New Baccarat Casino" hanging outside.

This place is a den of iniquity and also the headquarters of the Axe Gang. The casino is in front, and the Axe Gang's Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness is in the back.

"Brother Chen is back!" The gang members at the door saw the black Ford sedan and immediately stood up straight, bowing towards the car.

Lin Yi pushed open the car door and got out, her gaze sweeping over the gang members at the door.

They were all dressed in black suits, and they were mostly young people.

Brother Chen's efforts in building a corporate culture within the community are truly unique in this era.

Lin Yi stood still, looked up at the eye-catching "New Baccarat Casino" sign, and smiled slightly.

"Brother Chen?" Master Tian crawled out from the other side of the car door, carefully approached him, and waited for his instructions.

"Go in."

Lin Yi tugged at the collar of his suit jacket and stepped through the door, into the bustling casino lobby.

The clinking of dice and the shouts of gamblers, some excited and some frustrated, filled the air, along with a murky stench of smoke, sweat, and cheap perfume.

Several waitresses in cheongsams carried drinks through the crowd. When they saw "Chen Chen" enter, they all stopped and bowed.

Lin Yi did not linger in the casino. He walked straight through the hall, pushed open a heavy wooden door, and entered the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness.

The furnishings of the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness are almost identical to those depicted in the movie.

Directly in front of you is a huge statue of Guan Yu, with his Green Dragon Crescent Blade lying horizontally beside him, his phoenix eyes half-open and half-closed, overlooking the entire hall.

Behind the statue of Guan Yu hangs a black plaque with gold lettering that reads "Axe Gang" in large gilded characters.

An incense burner and several plates of fruit were placed in front of the statue, and wisps of smoke rose up, giving the entire Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness a solemn atmosphere.

To his surprise, the Guan Gong statue had clearly been blessed by a master, and most evil spirits would retreat in fear.

Sure enough, in a world where ghosts exist, even the underworld has kept up with the times.

A dozen or so burly men in suits, each with gold and silver needles pinned to their chests, stood in the hall. Upon seeing Lin Yi enter, they all bowed and greeted him, "Brother Chen!"

Lin Yi waved her hand, walked to the main seat, sat down, crossed her legs, and casually picked up a pair of walnuts from the table to play with.

He looked around the hall and finally understood why Chen San had chosen the Axe Gang.

The members of the Axe Gang were all dressed in sharp suits and had a fierce demeanor; they certainly looked much better than the thugs from other gangs.

At least in terms of appearance, the Axe Gang is far superior to other gangs.

Those with gold needles on their chests must be top-notch fighters. Each one of them is full of energy and strong, standing there like iron towers, no less than the elite of his guard company.

No wonder he was able to make the Fire Cloud Evil God bleed from the nose.

Those with silver needles on their chests are a level below, but still much better than ordinary gang members, at least showing some basic martial arts skills.

Aside from the opium Chen Chen was smoking on the table, Lin Yi didn't find any signs of a large amount of drugs. It seemed that the Axe Gang was still relatively clean for the time being and could be kept in place for the time being.

Lin Yi didn't see that familiar figure, so she asked, "Where's the second-in-command?"

One of the top henchmen quickly reported, "Brother Chen, the second-in-command has gone to Pig Cage Alley. He said he'll definitely take that piece of land today."

"Oh? You went to Pig Cage Alley?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. Wasn't this a coincidence?