Chapter 161: Funeral

That afternoon, rumors began spreading everywhere.

Da B's whole family died at Jingkun's hands, and it quickly became common knowledge.

Although there was no evidence, the rumors were vivid and convincing.

However, these rumors only made Jingkun angry and were otherwise useless.

The police wouldn't arrest Jingkun just because of rumors, and Great Prosperity's members couldn't act against him.

Not to mention mere rumors; even if there were solid proof that Da B was killed by Jingkun, Great Prosperity's people still couldn't take action against him.

Rules are above heaven.

Even if Jingkun is at fault, to take him down one must first remove him from the position of Dragon Head before speaking.

Otherwise, if the Dragon Head makes a mistake, the underlings could directly kill their boss, and the whole Gangdao underworld would descend into chaos.

"Guodong, have the wreaths for Da B been sent over?"

Shen Guodong nodded: "They were sent early this morning. I sent two wreaths and a couplet."

"Then it's fine, time is about right, call Ahua and Ah Sheng and the others, let's go too."

Today is the funeral for Da B's whole family.

Since Da B's entire family died, leaving no immediate relatives, many procedures were omitted.

But the scene was still grand.

Twelve halls and dozens of senior members came, with over a hundred people scattered outside the memorial hall.

Outside the memorial hall, a dozen or so Causeway Bay junior members were shoving and pushing with a group of reporters.

As a top-tier Triad Society like Great Prosperity, the death of a hall leader would definitely be hot news if reported.

These reporters were desperately trying to squeeze into the memorial hall, holding their cameras high, attempting to get past the blocking junior members to film the scene inside.

"Move aside, move aside, no photos allowed, hear me?"

"I have a press pass, I have interviewing rights, what right do you have to stop me from taking photos?"

"My older brother is dead; whoever dares to cause trouble here, I'll send him down to join my older brother! Get lost, all of you!"

Nowadays, some tabloid reporters are extremely annoying. With just a press pass, they don't care whether others consent; they just start snapping away indiscriminately.

The key is that what gets published is utter nonsense, neither baseless rumors nor clickbait headlines, comparable to today's UC.

For newspaper sales, they hype up the sensationalism, and the content basically relies on fabrication.

As a group of people were shoving each other, a group of police arrived.

Outside Da B's memorial hall, so many Great Prosperity members had gathered; perhaps other Triad Society members would come to pay respects later, so the police naturally had to step in to maintain order.

Seeing the police approach, a little reporter hurried over to complain: 'Officer, they admit they're triad members and even threatened us!'

"Police have feelings too; their whole family is dead, why are you still taking photos?"

The police officer swore impatiently, turned to avoid the reporters, and went to patrol the perimeter.

As for these tabloid reporters, the police also dislike them greatly.

Seeing the police ignore them, the Causeway Bay junior members grew bolder, their shoving intensifying.

"Hear me? Even the police have more feelings than you do—scram!"

Now those reporters no longer have their former arrogance.

If the police don't intervene, acting arrogant will easily get them beaten.

"Ahua, take a few brothers to check these reporters' cameras and delete whatever they've shot."

"Okay, Mo Ge."

Although those tabloid reporters couldn't get into the memorial hall, who knows what they captured outside.

"If they happened to capture the face of a certain boss and then write nonsense about it, it would also embarrass Great Prosperity."

"Let's go, let's head inside."

Ahua went to handle those reporters, while Chen Mo led the remaining junior members into the memorial hall.

"Guests have arrived——"

"Please step forward to pay respects——"

"One bow——"

"Another bow——"

"Three bows——"

"Family returns the salute——"

Today the funeral master of ceremonies is Chui Shui Ji from the Western District, and several former senior members from Causeway Bay are playing the role of family members.

"Ji Ge."

"A Mo, first find a seat to sit."

"Sure, call me if anything comes up."

After offering incense, Chen Mo went to the side and found a seat to sit down.

Not long after he sat down, a minivan pulled up outside.

Chen Hao Nan arrived with Xiao Jieba and Da Tian Er Baopi, and behind them followed Pastor Lin.

Before Chen Hao Nan and his group could enter the memorial hall, Chui Shui Ji and Huang Daxian's Chao Ge hurriedly stood up and blocked them at the door.

"What are you here for?"

"I want to go in and offer incense." Chen Hao Nan said in a low voice.

"Chen Hao Nan, you are no longer a member of Great Prosperity. According to the underworld rules, you have no right to offer incense."

"If you're sincere, just kowtow here."

Everyone in Great Prosperity knows how highly Da B regarded Chen Hao Nan in life.

Chui Shui Ji and Chao Ge also didn't have too much aversion toward Chen Hao Nan, but rules are rules.

Xiao Jieba couldn't help but say: "Everyone is our own...."

"Shut up!" Chen Hao Nan shouted to stop Xiao Jieba.

"I'll go offer incense and leave immediately; I hope you can make an exception."

Chui Shui Ji also advised: "Ah Nan, you're not one of us; even if we agree, the brothers inside won't agree!"

"Right, although I'm no longer a member of Great Prosperity, I've been following Da B since I was 14; now his whole family is dead, can't I even go offer incense?" Chen Hao Nan knelt on the ground, his voice choking with sobs: "I truly regarded him as my father; I hope the two uncles can give me a chance to go in, thank you."

Seeing Chen Hao Nan's sincere sincerity, Chui Shui Ji and Chao Ge couldn't bear it, exchanged a glance, and looked toward the people inside the memorial hall.

Inside the memorial hall were basically the heads of each hall, plus a few big shots.

Faced with Chen Hao Nan's request, most people were moved by his loyalty to Da B and nodded slightly.

"Good, if you have the ability, come in then!"

Although they let Chen Hao Nan in, they definitely couldn't let him just walk in like that.

Many people spontaneously formed two lines, leaving a passageway in the middle for Chen Hao Nan.

Chen Hao Nan had to go through the brothers' test in order to enter and offer incense.

"Thank you!"

Chen Hao Nan had no extra words; he just crawled forward on his knees step by step, while the brothers on both sides kept punching and kicking him.

Those who used to be under Da B with Chen Hao Nan struck harder; after all, all the good things in Copper Gong Bay were his.

Some who thought Chen Hao Nan was righteous struck more lightly.

Under the brothers' blows, Chen Hao Nan painfully crawled to Da B's memorial tablet, looking at the portraits of Da B's entire family, overwhelmed with grief, he wept bitterly.

To be honest, although many people came to attend Da B's funeral today, and there were not few of his former subordinates here, only Chen Hao Nan actually broke into tears.

As for the others, it was just for show.

Chen Hao Nan finished offering incense, just stood up, and Jingkun led a group of people in.

However, Chen Mo noticed that Sha Qiang, who always followed Jingkun, was gone, replaced by two underlings Chen Mo had never seen before.

Chen Mo's mouth curled slightly; it seemed the reminder he'd given last time had taken effect.

Jingkun must have found out something; his entourage's underlings had basically been completely replaced.