Chapter 27: The Art of Controlling People

Dalao B looked at Jing Kun, wearing a smug expression, then looked at Chen Jiajun: "This is what you deserve, keep up the good work."

"What an idiot." Facing this situation, what else could Jing Kun say? He could only curse under his breath.

He had thought Lanzai Jun had finally wised up, but he didn't expect him to still be a fool.

"Mr. Jiang, while you are here, I still have something to say." After offering a few words of thanks, Chen Jiajun spoke up again.

Jiang Tiansheng nodded: "Go ahead."

"Regarding the debt collection, let someone else do it. You saw me yesterday—I accidentally wiped out Dapu Hei's entire family, and the scene was a total mess. It really isn't suitable for me."

Chen Jiajun wanted to dump this kind of underworld business as soon as he could.

Upon hearing this, Dalao B immediately nodded: "Fine, of course that's fine. If you don't want to do it, I'll arrange for someone else to."

Debt collection was very lucrative; the reason Dalao B had arranged for Chen Jiajun to go out and collect debts before was mainly to send him to his death.

Now that Chen Jiajun didn't want to do it, that was even better!

Longfeng Restaurant.

Shisimei, Han Bin, Taizi, Konglong, Chen Jiajun, and others sat around a table.

"Hey, A Jun! Are you really stupid, or just pretending?"

"You fool, couldn't you have asked for a bit more?"

As soon as the dishes were served, Shisimei began to scold him, frustrated that he wouldn't live up to her expectations.

The Tuen Mun Zha FIT Ren, Konglong, also shook his head: "Dapu Hei of Wo Ling Sheng was a Zha FIT Ren! You took him out and snatched all his territory; you were qualified to be a Hung Hing Zha FIT Ren! You insisted on being promoted to Red Pole—no one could say anything against that! We definitely would have backed you!"

Han Bin offered a bit of advice: "That's right, can't you see that Dalao B is suppressing you? If you don't fight for it now, you'll rarely have a chance in the future."

Chen Jiajun smiled and shook his head: "Living in this world, life and death are fated, and wealth is determined by heaven. If it's mine, it won't run away!"

"Thank you all for supporting me today. I'm truly grateful. I'll finish this drink first."

"Forget it, Lanzai Jun, I don't even want to talk about you. Others say I, Konglong, am stupid, but looking at you, you're even stupider than me!" Konglong shook his head repeatedly and raised his wine glass.

After three rounds of drinks, they dispersed.

"Take this." Shisimei leaned against the car, smoking nonchalantly, and handed a piece of paper to Chen Jiajun.

"What is this?"

Chen Jiajun took it and saw it was a check for 1 million. He immediately handed it back, as he wasn't short on money at all: "I don't use a woman's money."

"I am a woman, but I'm also your brother. I'm not lending it to you for free; I'll charge you thirty percent interest. Pay me back whenever you have the money." Shisimei didn't take it back.

"Fine then. By the way, Shisimei, can you dress a bit more femininely? Don't end up unable to get married."

Chen Jiajun waved his hand.

"Damn you!"

Shisimei stuck up her middle finger.

The next day.

The fact that Chen Jiajun hadn't died, along with the series of things he had done, was embellished by busybodies and immediately spread throughout the entire underworld.

What surprised the major underworld forces and bosses in Hong Kong was that Chen Jiajun, having achieved such merit, had actually not been promoted to Red Pole.

When Wo Ling Sheng found out, they were so angry they could spit blood; several of the elder generation cursed loudly, accusing Hung Hing of looking down on them.

After all, Chen Jiajun, who had taken out Dapu Hei, was only a Straw Sandal.

Unfortunately, the current leader of Wo Ling Sheng, Chuiji, was no match for Jiang Tiansheng at all.

Early in the morning.

Dalao B took Chen Haonan and Shanjie to Jiang Tiansheng's villa.

"B Ge!"

Seeing the three of them arrive, Jiang Tiansheng's bodyguards greeted them one after another.

Hearing the noise, Chen Yao poked his head out: "A B, Mr. Jiang is waiting for you. Follow me."

Following Chen Yao, they passed through the large garage, walked through the luxurious living room, and arrived at the villa's gym.

"Mr. Jiang, A B and the others are here," Chen Yao said.

Jiang Tiansheng, wearing a black tank top, was lifting a barbell, with a personal fitness trainer guiding him on the side.

"Mr. Jiang, working out so early? No wonder you're looking younger and younger." As soon as Dalao B met him, he offered a compliment, and Chen Haonan and Shanjie also greeted him.

"Haha, let me finish this set. A Yao, take them to the garden first," Jiang Tiansheng said while lifting the barbell.

In the back garden at this time, a woman in a swimsuit was swimming in the pool; she was Jiang Tiansheng's mistress, a star of adult films named Fang Ting.

Dalao B and Chen Haonan turned their backs to the woman with great tacit understanding.

As gangsters, it didn't matter if you messed around with women outside, but within the society, you absolutely could not cross that line.

Seducing a boss's woman was a major taboo in the underworld.

Only Shanjie, that daring fellow, seemed not to have learned his lesson yet and couldn't help but sneak a couple of looks.

Soon, Jiang Tiansheng wiped off his sweat, draped a towel over his shoulders, and came out.

Dalao B, Chen Haonan, and Shanjie all stood up:

"Mr. Jiang!"

After they sat down, his mistress, seeing that Jiang Tiansheng was going to discuss society business, left very tactfully.

Chen Yao brought out a tray of fruit and sat down next to Jiang Tiansheng. Chen Yao had to be present for such society business because he was Jiang Tiansheng's right-hand man.

After chatting about some trivial matters and the atmosphere was right, Jiang Tiansheng asked Dalao B seriously:

"A B, let me ask you, what exactly is going on with you and Chen Jiajun? Why are you so insistent on suppressing him?"

"Mr. Jiang, it's like this..." Dalao B struggled for a moment, then recounted the sequence of events in detail, without hiding anything: "That is how it happened."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he felt the world go black before his eyes.

"Slap!"

Jiang Tiansheng, who had just been all smiles, now used every ounce of his strength to land a slap across his face.

Dalao B was knocked straight to the ground by this slap, his ears ringing and the taste of blood filling his mouth, while Chen Haonan and Shanjie were so terrified they didn't even dare to move.

The garden remained silent for a full few minutes before Dalao B finally came to his senses.

Jiang Tiansheng puffed on his Cigar and said coldly, "A B, do you know why I hit you?"

"I understand, it's because I didn't handle things cleanly and failed to eliminate him immediately," Dalao B replied, spitting out a bloodied tooth.

Jiang Tiansheng nodded and said, "I know that you twelve Zha FIT Ren all have your own little schemes behind my back; I don't mind that, but once you bring trouble to the society, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Rest assured, Mr. Jiang, judging by Lanzai Jun's demeanor yesterday, he shouldn't be aware of it," Dalao B said hurriedly.

Jiang Tiansheng laughed in extreme anger, "You still call him Lanzai Jun? He has done things that even you Zha FIT Ren might not be able to accomplish, and you still have the nerve to look down on him?"

Dalao B was left speechless for a moment.

Jiang Tiansheng caught his breath and said sternly, "You must ensure he is unaware; otherwise, even I, as the Dragon Head, won't be able to protect you, and I will have no choice but to order the execution of Family Law!"

"He is indeed unaware; otherwise, given his temper, he would have already exposed the matter," Dalao B replied with a tone of certainty.

Jiang Tiansheng said with deep distress, "If it weren't for your loyalty, today wouldn't have been as simple as just a slap! Fuck your mother!"

In all fairness, seeing that group of young demon slaves, seeing Dumu, and seeing Chen Jiajun perform so many meritorious deeds for the society, how could Jiang Tiansheng not be pleased?

As the Dragon Head, he knew that only with more talented subordinates could Hung Hing remain prosperous and enduring.

But because of this matter, there was no way he could promote Chen Jiajun.

Because the more he was promoted, the more mistakes would occur; the higher Chen Jiajun's status, the more troublesome many things would become in the future.

Jing Kun was one such example.

This was also the reason why Jiang Tiansheng had deliberately established a branch in Portland Street; Portland Street originally belonged to the sphere of influence of Mong Kok and was originally Jing Kun's territory.

Jiang Tiansheng did it specifically to suppress Jing Kun.

(End of this chapter)