His subordinates were still uneasy, reminding him that Hong Kong was no longer the same. With the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), half of their protective umbrellas had been taken down.
He remained unconcerned, saying, "Isn't there still half left?"
You can't stop someone who's determined to court death.
They were all ready to lead their men and weapons to smash up the Black Tiger Gang's territory, but then the situation took a turn.
"Boss, something terrible has happened, Boss..."
"I'm perfectly fine."
The messenger was taken aback, thinking to himself that this new gang leader's focus was quite peculiar.
Shouldn't we be concerned about what happened at this point?
While internally complaining, the henchman didn't forget to add fuel to the fire, saying, "Our casino and dance hall in Victoria Harbour have been raided."
Upon hearing this, the man became agitated. "Are the police crazy? They dare to take over our Big Sand Gang's territory?"
When they arrived at the scene, the police had already left.
Passersby noticed that the members of the Da Sha Gang were all carrying weapons, and they all instinctively walked around them.
The man glanced around, pointed to the casino next door that was still open for business, and demanded, "Why haven't the Triads been shut down?"
His subordinate explained to him, "They have a business license, we don't."
After the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was established and the Commissioner of Police was arrested, the major gangs noticed the change in the political climate.
They worked tirelessly to get the business license approved, and then rectified or cancelled what needed to be rectified.
At that time, the Da Sha Gang was still fighting amongst themselves.
I didn't pay attention to it.
And there it was! It was completely wiped out.
The man was furious and didn't care about dealing with the Black Tiger Gang anymore. He pulled strings and went to great lengths to get the place back open and profitable.
When I had some free time, I looked into the Black Tiger Gang's recent situation and found that they had already made a fortune by selling boxed lunches.
He also realized that now was not the time to fight and kill at will, so he tried to steal the Black Tiger Gang's business.
What a coincidence.
The Triads thought the same way.
Big gangs are big gangs; they have much more ideas when it comes to doing business than small gangs.
Under their deliberate targeting, the Black Tiger Gang's business was squeezed to almost nothing, and Lin Xiaoxiao stipulated that prices could not be lowered, so they simply couldn't sell anything.
After this happened several times, the people under his command began to become restless.
Lin Xiaoxiao immediately ended her lunchbox business, but fortunately she had made a lot of money during this period, which would last her a long time.
The sudden loss of income from boxed meals caused considerable discontent among the staff.
"Anyone who is not satisfied with the boss's decision can leave," Wang Dazhuang announced coldly.
The group looked at each other, weighing the pros and cons of leaving versus staying.
In the end, only a dozen or so people dropped out.
They had a wonderful plan: after leaving the gang, they would make their own boxed lunches and sell them, earning five yuan for every five yuan sold, unlike in the gang where they only earned one yuan for each meal sold.
It's not worth it at all.
They withdrew without anyone stopping them; Lin Xiaoxiao and Wang Dazhuang didn't even blink.
After leaving the Black Tiger Gang, the group started a boxed lunch business, bringing large and small packages to the docks to sell. As soon as they shouted the slogan of selling boxed lunches, several burly men came over and asked them which gang they belonged to.
The men shook their heads, saying they weren't members of the gang.
As soon as he finished speaking, the big man kicked over their stall.
"What do you want to do?" she asked, both frightened and angry.
The burly man sneered, "What are you doing? Selling things on Triad territory, have you paid protection money?"
The group looked at each other, saying, "This is a public dock, not Triad territory."
Seeing that they still dared to resist, the big man swung a fist at them, saying, "What I say goes."
After beating the person up, just say, "Get lost."
Their eyes were red with anger.
"That's too much."
"This is clearly a public dock, when did it become gang territory?"
"Damn it, everything's spilled, what a huge loss!"
Despite his outbursts, he knew he couldn't afford to offend the Triads. The next day, he moved to another location and encountered members of other smaller gangs.
Seeing that they didn't belong to any gang, they simply drove them away.
This business can't be done at all.
Some of them regretted leaving the Black Tiger Gang.
Fortunately, they found jobs in a factory, and although they didn't earn much, it was enough to make ends meet.
The Big Sand Gang and the Triads felt they were back on their feet after seeing that the Black Tiger Gang had stopped making boxed meals.
This time, the leader of the Big Sand Gang was smarter and invited the Triad boss to discuss ways to deal with the Black Tiger Gang.
Neither gang felt they could save face if they didn't swallow their pride.
The meeting was held in the morning, but people were reprimanded in the afternoon.
"Damn, who exactly is that Dog Egg from the Black Tiger Gang?" The leader of the Big Sand Gang swept his arm, knocking all the tea sets off the table.
His subordinate, suppressing his trembling legs, quickly advised, "We can't afford to offend the people Gu Rong Foreign Firm is protecting. Let's just let it go, Boss."
The man gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.
The attempt to take down the Black Tiger Gang ultimately came to nothing.
The triad leader had just returned home when he also received a warning and a reprimand.
After a moment of hesitation, he said to his subordinates, "Tell the lower-level branches not to target the Black Tiger Gang, and to be more polite."
The gang leader frowned. "Godfather, are we just going to let this go like this, with Dog Egg leading men to smash up our casino?"
The triad leader glanced at him, puffed on his cigarette, and said, "You know the status of Gu Rong Trading Company in Hong Kong. I, your godfather, can't afford to offend them."
Although it sounds like just a trading company, Gu Rong Trading Company is actually a diversified business empire and can be called the most powerful company in Hong Kong, with an extremely wide range of businesses in trade, real estate, finance and other fields.
Its investment and development are evident in many of the iconic buildings in Central.
Its business scope includes banking, insurance, commercial construction, residential properties, land, textiles, tea, electronics...
It holds a prominent position in the economic and commercial spheres of the port city, and its decisions and business activities have a strong influence on the economic trajectory of the port city.
Moreover, the Gu Rong Trading Company maintained close ties with the port city government.
The person in power behind the scenes is known as Uncle.
However, there are also rumors that Uncle is just the operator of this business empire, and the real owner is someone else.
The triad leader exhaled a smoke ring, "Our four major gangs sound impressive, claiming we can stir up trouble in Hong Kong, but in reality, we're nothing compared to a real business empire, we're nothing but worms crawling around."
They can threaten the public and defy the police because the government is severely corrupt and the social phenomena there are, which gives these gangs room to grow and expand.
As for behemoths like Gu Rong Trading Company, they simply don't care about gangs or anything like that.
Besides, companies like the Chen Group in the entertainment industry and the Taihe Group in the aviation sector, while not as large as the Gu Rong Trading Company, are already entities that even gangsters dare not provoke.
The gang leader was unwilling to accept this, but he had no other choice.
"They're lucky."
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