Chapter 324: 325. Chapter 325: The Supreme Thirty-Six Stratagems

325. Chapter 325: The Supreme Thirty-Six Stratagems

Qian Wendi is a con artist, hailing from the Thousand Sect lineage of the Mainland.

After he and his senior brother, Golden Finger, saved a mysterious old man, they were taught a set of skills.

After the old man passed away when they reached adulthood, Qian Wendi followed his senior brother to Hong Kong to make a living.

They added his girlfriend, Lili, to form a three-person group, and they specialized in conning those who were rich but lacked virtue.

The two of them learned their conning techniques thoroughly; there was nothing they couldn't do, whether it was gambling, psychology, or disguise.

Moreover, they were very careful when choosing targets, so they had never failed until now.

Recently, they conned a lecherous small boss and swindled him out of his entire fortune, then the group went out to hide for a while, which could be considered a vacation.

It was just that they hadn't expected that while using the name of Hung Hing kept the small boss from daring to pursue them further, it also brought them quite a bit of trouble.

So, just as the group returned to Hong Kong from shopping in Japan and were preparing to pick another big fat sheep, they were targeted by Da Fei.

"Brother Da Fei, it seems to be these three guys."

In an ice room at the end of the street, Da Fei was having desserts with his underlings, and he happened to see Qian Wendi and his group walking over.

This was immediately noticed by Da Fei's subordinates, who hurriedly said to Da Fei.

Da Fei took off his sunglasses and immediately revealed a cold sneer: "Damn it, they really have guts. Notify the brothers to get ready to work. Remember not to do it on the street; wait until you find their nest before making a move."

"Understood, Boss." The subordinate nodded and immediately took people to follow them.

Among Hung Hing, apart from Chen Jiajun's trusted subordinates, the other Hung Hing fighters might be fine for brawling or slashing people, but tracking was truly not their strong suit.

They had followed the three for less than two streets before they were discovered by Qian Wendi.

"Wait." Qian Wendi suddenly grabbed his senior brother and girlfriend, secretly observing the followers behind them.

His girlfriend, Lili, asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

Qian Wendi said with a serious expression: "Someone is following us."

Hearing Qian Wendi's words, the two immediately changed expressions and were about to look back.

But Qian Wendi stopped them and said: "Don't look around, keep walking."

The two nodded and pretended that nothing was wrong, continuing to walk behind Qian Wendi.

"They didn't make a move directly; they probably don't want to attract attention." Qian Wendi pondered a countermeasure as he walked: "Senior brother, you take Lili and walk into the crowd in a moment; I'll see who exactly they are following."

"Got it." Golden Finger didn't waste words and immediately pulled Lili into the crowd.

Seeing Qian Wendi's group split up, Da Fei's subordinates also split into two groups to continue tracking.

This caused Qian Wendi's heart to sink immediately.

The other party wasn't coming for one specific person, but for all of them, which was the worst situation for Qian Wendi.

Thinking of this, Qian Wendi lit a cigarette and then put the lighter into the cigarette pack.

Then he placed the lit cigarette on top of the plastic lighter.

This kind of cheap lighter would soon be scorched, and once the butane inside came into contact with the open flame, it would immediately explode.

After counting silently for a few seconds, Qian Wendi threw the cigarette pack into a nearby trash can and then immediately quickened his pace.

Just as Da Fei's subordinates were preparing to chase, the trash can next to them suddenly went "Boom" and exploded, immediately causing a large-scale commotion.

The panicked crowd immediately blocked the view of Qian Wendi, allowing him to disappear directly in front of the followers.

Subsequently, Qian Wendi occupied a favorable position and helped his senior brother and girlfriend shake off the Hung Hing boys following them.

After taking a car around several times, they finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous building.

After confirming that no one was following, they got out of the car and returned to their hideout.

"We can't stay in Hong Kong anymore; pack your things, we're leaving immediately."

After returning, Qian Wendi immediately realized that the people following them were not simple characters, so he said to his girlfriend and senior brother.

On the other side, Da Fei's subordinates returned dejectedly to report to Da Fei after losing the three con artists.

"A bunch of idiots, can't even follow a few people, only knowing how to fight and chase girls all day." Da Fei scolded his subordinates angrily.

Just scolding people was of no use, so he could only mobilize his subordinates to prepare to search for a needle in a haystack.

However, fortunately, Hung Hing's sphere of influence was large, and their relationship with other gangs over the years was also quite good.

Finding a few people was not a difficult task.

But just at this moment, two mysterious guys walked into the shop: "Brother Da Fei, it seems your people lost them?"

"From the Information Department?" When Da Fei saw these two, he knew they were people from Chen Jiajun's Information Department, and his expression immediately turned ugly: "Damn, you guys are just here to watch my joke, right?"

The two Information Officers spread their hands and said: "Who knew you would lose them so easily? We weren't planning to intervene."

"Damn it." Da Fei cursed: "I think you guys just want to watch me make a fool of myself. Where are those three little con artists?"

The Information Officers smiled and then said to Da Fei: "Follow us."

With the guidance of the Information Officers, Da Fei soon led his men to the bottom of the building where Qian Wendi was staying.

This time Da Fei learned to be smart; he immediately had his men seal off the entire building before leading them up.

Qian Wendi and the others were packing their luggage in the room when they suddenly heard a series of footsteps outside the door.

Peeking through the curtains, he discovered that people were already searching door-to-door on every floor, which immediately made Qian Wendi feel a chill run from the soles of his feet to his scalp.

He recalled the people he had offended; it seemed there was no one with such great influence to find so many people to come after him, right?

Moreover, Qian Wendi didn't mean to burn bridges when doing things; he usually left some leeway when conning people, so it wasn't worth it for them to risk their lives against him.

"Senior brother, take Lili and leave through the fire escape immediately." Qian Wendi said to the two with an ugly expression.

Golden Finger said excitedly: "Then what about you?"

"Don't worry about me, I have a way to escape." Qian Wendi roared: "Go quickly."

The two gritted their teeth and could only sprint toward the fire escape.

Seeing the number of the other party's men, Qian Wendi knew that there was no way he could escape at this moment, so he simply turned on the gas in the room, putting on a show of going down with them.

By the time Da Fei brought his men to the door, Qian Wendi was sitting in front of the sofa, fiddling with a lighter in his hand.

"Whoa, that's a heavy smell of gas." Da Fei walked in carrying a Machete and sneered at Qian Wendi: "What? Planning to go down with me?"

Qian Wendi smiled and said: "Since a big boss like you has gone to such lengths to find me, shouldn't I make some preparations? By the way, I don't think I've ever offended you, have I?"

Da Fei sneered and said: "You haven't offended me, but you've offended Hongxing. You didn't pay your respects at the temple gate before coming out to do business; that means you don't hold us in Hongxing in any regard."

Qian Wendi gave a bitter smile and said: "We were just trying to earn a little money; we didn't expect to provoke a great Bodhisattva like Hongxing. This matter was our mistake, Brother Da Fei. Why don't you set the terms and let us off the hook?"

Qian Wendi himself had not expected that casually borrowing the name of Hongxing Film would cause such big trouble; now, he regretted it so much his guts were turning green.

Da Fei picked his nose and sneered at Qian Wendi: "You kid are glib-tongued, looking like a pretty boy—you wouldn't be a Chabaidang, would you?"

The term Chabaidang originated in Shanghai and refers to guys who form gangs to swindle people using their looks, eating and drinking for free while scamming others out of money and sex.

It is similar in meaning to a "honey trap" or a "yellow-foot chicken" setup.

But to say this to someone from the Thousand Sect was a bit insulting.

Hearing Da Fei's words, Qian Wendi's expression changed immediately: "Brother Da Fei, if you want to cause trouble for us brothers, you don't need to be so insulting, do you?"

"Oh?" Da Fei squinted at the very tough-looking Qian Wendi and said: "Does that mean you're from the Thousand Sect?"

Qian Wendi performed a hand sign and said with a serious face: "As a disciple of the Thousand Sect, I pay respects to our founding master, Guiguzi."

Seeing the kid was acting the part, Da Fei said with some confusion: "So you really are a kid from the Thousand Sect. But you Thousand Sect people have always been into gambling—either you go to Macau to hustle, or you go to Las Vegas. How did you end up in Hong Kong? And why are you doing this kind of petty thievery?"

"Even if you were in trouble, the Sha family of the Thousand Sect lineage has a mansion right here in Causeway Bay. With the loyalty between fellow sect members, it shouldn't be hard to find a meal, right?"

Hearing Da Fei's words, Qian Wendi blushed slightly.

He couldn't exactly say that he was a greenhorn who had just started out with his senior brother and knew nothing, could he?

Qian Wendi was too embarrassed to speak, and at this moment, Da Fei's men had already dragged in Jin Shouzhi and Qian Wendi's girlfriend, Lili.

Qian Wendi's expression changed instantly, and he was just about to stand up.

But Da Fei's gleaming Machete was already pressed against his neck: "Kid, the terms haven't been settled yet. If you move around, don't blame me for not talking about honor."

Comparing the strength of both sides, even if Qian Wendi could fight, he was not necessarily Da Fei's match.

Moreover, Da Fei had so many men with him, so he could only sit back down honestly.

Seeing the kid had calmed down, Da Fei nodded immediately.

Originally, the boss hadn't given instructions to do anything to this kid; if the kid had acted foolishly, it really would have given Da Fei a headache.

Now it seemed this Qian Wendi was a very sensible young man, which made things easier to discuss.

"Since everyone is here, let's talk about our grudge." Da Fei put his blade away and said to Qian Wendi: "You came to my Hongxing territory to do business without paying respects at the temple gate; that in itself broke the rules. But for the sake of us all being people of the underworld, I won't hold it against young people like you."

Hearing Da Fei's words, Jin Shouzhi and Lili immediately showed a glimmer of joy on their faces.

But Qian Wendi knew that since Da Fei had said so much, there was definitely a catch waiting for him.

Sure enough, after a pause, Da Fei said: "However, there must be some punishment for doing something wrong, right?"

Qian Wendi took a deep breath and said: "Brother Da Fei, just say what you want to say."

Da Fei nodded, very satisfied with Qian Wendi's sensibility: "I want you to help me scam someone."

"Scam someone? Is there something in Hong Kong that you at Hongxing can't handle?" Qian Wendi said, quite shocked.

Da Fei looked at Qian Wendi as if he were an idiot and said: "Since I'm letting you do it, it's obviously because it's not convenient for us in Hongxing to show our faces. You're so dense; I just praised you for being sharp."

Hearing Da Fei's words, Qian Wendi didn't feel relieved at all; instead, he became even more nervous.

Anyone who could make Da Fei personally ask for help was clearly no ordinary person.

So Qian Wendi asked weakly: "May I ask, can I refuse to do this job?"

Da Fei glared, looking fierce and menacing: "What do you think?"

Qian Wendi could only give a bitter smile and say: "Alright, tell me who it is."

Da Fei took out a document bag and handed it to Qian Wendi, saying indifferently: "This guy is named Liu Yaozu. He's a real estate businessman who got where he is today by killing his wife and swallowing his father-in-law's business."

"Liu Yaozu has a weakness: he is particularly fond of gambling. He even set up an underground casino in his private club and often takes people there to gamble a bit. You can start from that angle."

Qian Wendi looked at the information and then said to Da Fei: "Is it that simple? No background info or anything else?"

Da Fei said indifferently: "You just need to do the job well, and I guarantee you'll be fine. I advise you not to ask about anything else; asking too much won't do you any good."

Hearing Da Fei's words, Qian Wendi felt a tremor in his heart and then nodded: "I understand."

Only then did Da Fei reveal a smile: "Smart man. Once the matter is finished, everything will be wiped clean, and we at Hongxing can guarantee to send you out of Hong Kong safely."

"Fine." Qian Wendi said with a serious face: "But I will decide how to set the trap myself. You are not to interfere."

An expert has an expert's pride; Qian Wendi would not allow anyone to participate in his plan.

Especially unstable factors like Hongxing.

Da Fei smiled and said: "Don't worry, we only want the result. Unless you ask for help, we won't interfere with anything else."

After speaking, Da Fei patted Qian Wendi on the shoulder, then stood up and left with his men. (End of chapter)