Yau Ma Tei is located in the southern part of Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong City. It is closely connected with Mong Kok and together with Tsim Sha Tsui forms the prosperous "Yau Tsim Mong" district of Kowloon.
After arriving in Yau Ma Tei, the most intuitive feeling is that you can see the fireworks of life of the local people in Hong Kong here.
After the car drove into the Yau Ma Tei district, it could be clearly felt that the speed had slowed down. Car horns kept sounding, urging the car in front to move forward. The originally narrow street had many vendors setting up stalls on both sides, making the original lane even more crowded.
Su Nuan sat in the car and watched the noisy clamor around her. She did not feel upset, but rather curious.
Traffic jams are very common in later generations, and Su Nuan is no longer surprised by them. But in the 1980s, it was very rare to see traffic jams.
Looking out of the car window, there are many tall buildings standing around the street. The distance between the buildings looks very crowded. There are many shops facing the street with shop signs of all sizes.
Almost every building near the block is covered with signs. Living in the low-rise houses covered with signs, the lighting in the rooms here should not be very good, Su Nuan thought to herself as she looked at the buildings.
The car moved forward slowly. After a while, Johnson found a parking space and stopped the car.
The parking location is close to Temple Street, and the origin of Temple Street comes from the most famous Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei.
Su Nuan and a few others got off the car and walked around Temple Street.
Tin Hau Temple is located at Banyan Tree Head in Yau Ma Tei, dividing Temple Street into two parts.
Along the south wall of the temple, it was relatively quiet, with a row of fortune-telling stalls. The stall owners acted like quasi-sages, and some people actually sat down to ask about their future, while young men and women also came to inquire about their marriage prospects.
Walk to the east, there is a group of Cantonese opera fans, playing and singing, each authentic Cantonese opera is very charming to listen to.
As we walked towards Temple Street, the area became bustling with activity as the stalls along the roadside began to open for business. The stalls sold a wide variety of items, including men's clothing, handicrafts, tea sets, jade, antiques, and even cheap electronic products.
In addition, Temple Street also has many stalls selling special snacks, such as seafood, clay pot rice and various types of noodles.
The most common shops Su Nuan saw were dessert shops. People in Hong Kong have a sweet tooth, and the climate is hot, so all kinds of dessert shops are very popular with most people.
After walking around, Su Nuan and his friends felt thirsty, so they sat down in a roadside dessert shop and drank a bowl of icy sweet mung bean soup, which immediately dispelled the heat from the journey and made them feel refreshed.
Su Nuan was sitting in a simple and cramped dessert shop, drinking iced green bean soup happily, when Annie suddenly leaned over to Su Nuan's ear and whispered.
"Miss, we have to leave here immediately."
Su Nuan was very confused, but when she looked up, she saw that the three bodyguards were not as leisurely as they had been when they first accompanied her shopping. Instead, they were observing their surroundings carefully with a wary look on their faces.
Su Nuan suddenly felt something was wrong and went to Annie to ask.
"What happened?"
"From the moment we entered Temple Street, we had a vague feeling that someone was watching us. Once we reached the bustling neighborhood, more and more people were watching us. It's a mixed crowd here, with all kinds of people. For your safety, we'd better leave here quickly."
After hearing what Annie said, Su Nuan also paid attention to other things. Although Johnson and the other two were very powerful, it would be difficult to avoid accidents if they encountered a large number of people.
So Su Nuan obediently followed their arrangements, and the few of them immediately prepared to leave.
Su Nuan in later generations has watched many Hong Kong films. Hong Kong was very chaotic during the colonial period, with many underground gangs. Hong Kong films of that period were full of elements such as drugs, gambling, robbery, and extortion.
Although the current port city seems to have a prosperous economy, thriving foreign trade, and industrial manufacturing that is far ahead of the mainland, in fact, there are various gangs in the port city.
Thinking of the gangster forces in Hong Kong City, Su Nuan couldn't help but feel nervous. She lived in a safe world in the future and completely ignored and underestimated the dangers of Hong Kong City now.
Fortunately, I habitually brought Johnson and a few others with me when I went out. If I had walked into Temple Street alone, I would probably have been kidnapped and taken away as soon as I entered.
Although he has not been kidnapped yet, he has been targeted and his safety is still unknown.
After Su Nuan told Johnson to quickly settle the bill, Annie took Su Nuan's arm, while Johnson and Jack stood beside her. The three of them protected Su Nuan and walked out quickly.
Su Nuan lowered her head, held Annie's arm, and followed closely behind Johnson. They walked through the bustling and crowded Temple Street, quickly exited Temple Street, and headed towards the parking lot.
The parking location was relatively remote and quiet. Because it had attracted attention, Johnson and his companions became more vigilant when they walked to the remote and quiet parking lot.
Not long after turning a corner and entering the parking lot, a group of people suddenly appeared from all directions and surrounded the four people.
Johnson and the other two reacted immediately and protected Su Nuan behind them.
At this moment, Johnson asked with a cold and dangerous aura.
"Which gang are you from? Why are you surrounding us?"
The thugs surrounding him, each holding a knife, stick or steel pipe in their hands, sneered at Johnson's question as if they had heard a joke.
The leading thug, wearing a loose and fancy shirt, spoke in a nonchalant tone.
"Fuck your mother, you're dead, open your dog eyes and see clearly, I'm from the triad"
Listening to the gangster's dirty talk, Johnson did not argue with him, but asked him directly what his purpose was.
"What do you want to do? Or what do you want?"
Seeing that Johnson was so understanding, the leader of the gangs didn't waste any words and directly stated their demands.
"We've been keeping an eye on you since you arrived in Yau Ma Tei. You're driving a luxury car and have bodyguards around you. I'm sure your daughter must be worth a lot of money, and we just want to get some money to spend."
It was the first time that Su Nuan heard the gangsters robbing so blatantly. It can be seen that the gangs in Hong Kong are so rampant now.
Su Nuan didn't intend to get too entangled with these thugs, and gestured to Johnson to ask them directly how much money they wanted.
After getting Su Nuan's signal, Johnson directly asked the gangster how much he wanted.
"It's not much. You can afford a Rolls-Royce and you're not short of money. Just give me 5 million to spend."
Johnson suppressed a frown.
"How much do you want? 5 million? Do you know how much 5 million is? Aren't you afraid of being killed by money?"
When the gangster heard Johnson's rude ridicule, he felt that he had lost face in front of his younger brother. He put away his playful expression and glared at Johnson fiercely.
"You have two choices. If you have money, ask someone to send it over. If you don't have money, leave these two beauties here and pay for their redemption."
Su Nuan did not expect the gangsters to be so tough now, but now that they are outnumbered, if they act rashly, the consequences will be difficult to predict. If they obey, they are afraid that they will be greedy and ask for money and people. What should they do then? Su Nuan did not know what to do for a moment.
The two teams remained in a stalemate.
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